Learn about: skin cancer, being SunSmart, and how to incorporate sun protection strategies into your day to day activities.
The 2018 competition to win $10 000 to spend on shade is now CLOSED. The winning school will be randomly drawn and announced during National Skin Cancer Action Week (18-24 November 2018). Ten schools will also win SunSmart packs. One lucky WA school can win $10 000 to spend on permanent, portable or natural shade. ENTRIES […]
More than 200,000 West Aussie kids have grown up with a reduced risk of skin cancer since Cancer Council WA’s SunSmart Schools started in 1998. SunSmart WA Manager Mark Strickland said exposure to damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation during childhood and adolescence is a major cause of skin cancer later in life, and schools play an […]
Many believe the ozone hole is a factor in our excessively high skin cancer rates in Australia. Stratospheric ozone does reduce the amount of ultraviolet radiation (UV) reaching the Earth’s surface. In reality though the hole is confined to the South Polar Region and ozone depletion has made no appreciable difference to skin cancer rates […]
Yes – kids are generally getting enough vitamin D and; Yes – they do still need to cover up in the sun, including in terms 2 and 3. Recent research has shown some Australians have been deliberately seeking sun exposure because they are concerned about vitamin D deficiency. Some schools also expose students to ultraviolet […]
As a SunSmart School, your school would have a legionnaire, bucket, or broad-brimmed hat as part of your uniform. If your staff, parent groups or students want to introduce a cap, here’s how to reply: Skin cancer rates in Australia Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. About two in three […]