SunSafe for the Early Years
(2-9 years old)
SunSafe
for the Early Years promotes sun protection for children ages 2 -9 years
through the delivery of complementary programs in three settings: elementary
schools and daycare centers, town beach areas, and primary care practices.
An age- and grade-specific curriculum for two theme days or class periods promoting sun protection is available for childcare workers and elementary school teachers. The SunSafe beach area program consists of training lifeguards to post daily UV indices, encouraging the use sunscreen, and distributing educational pamphlets. Clinicians are encouraged to provide sun protection counseling by establishing an office system that promotes advice during well-child and illness office visits.
Go
to the National
Cancer Institute website to learn more about how the SunSafe research
project improved sun protection by 40% in children ages two to nine years.
You can order a free CD-ROM of SunSafe for the Early Years from the National Cancer Institute or download the program's PDF files below. (All documents in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later, which can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.)
Program Adaptation Guidelines (89 KB)
Primary Care Practice Manual
- Part 1 (1.2 MB)
- Part 2 (4.0 MB)
- Part 3 (564 KB)
- Appendix B (75 KB)
Curriculum for Preschoolers
Curriculum for Kindergarten – 4th Grades
- Part 1 (2.5 MB)
- Part 2, Kindergarten (1.6 MB)
- Part 2, Grade 1 (1.5 MB)
- Part 2, Grade 2 (1.7 MB)
- Part 2, Grade 3 (2.1 MB)
- Part 2, Grade 4 (2.6 MB)
- Part 3 (299 KB)
- Part 4 (545 KB)
- Part 5 (450 KB)
SunSafe Reading List (108 KB)
SunSafe
Certificate (337 KB)
