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Be Sun Safe
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What do you What do you know about the know about the
Sun?Sun?
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The Sun
Keeps Us Warm
Helps Plants Grow
Causes Sunburns
Makes Our Skin Wrinkle
Helpful Harmful
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Helpful and Harmful Effects of Sunlight
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Helpful Harmful
Photosensitivity
Makes Your Skin Wrinkle
Produces Suntan and Sunburn
Effects Our Immune System
Causes Skin Cancer
Causes Eye Damage
Help Plants Grow
Vitamin D Synthesis
Keeps Us Warm
Makes Us Feel Good
Provides Light To See By
Kills Germs
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The Sun…The Sun…
……is essential for life on is essential for life on Earth. Earth.
It helps plants to grow, It helps plants to grow, and provides warmth and and provides warmth and light. light.
Sunlight also helps people Sunlight also helps people to be happy and healthy. to be happy and healthy.
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The Sun…The Sun…
……produces light and warmth produces light and warmth but also Ultraviolet (UV) but also Ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV radiation radiation. UV radiation cannot be seen or felt. cannot be seen or felt.
It is UV radiation, not the It is UV radiation, not the warmth or brightness of the warmth or brightness of the sun that causes changes to sun that causes changes to skin color, damage to eyes, skin color, damage to eyes, and other bad health effects.and other bad health effects.
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Sun Safe Sun Safe Behaviors Behaviors
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The Ozone Layer…The Ozone Layer…
……is a thin shield high up in the sky. It is a thin shield high up in the sky. It protects life on Earth from the sun's protects life on Earth from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays. ultraviolet (UV) rays.
In the 1980s, scientists began finding In the 1980s, scientists began finding the ozone being depleted allowing the ozone being depleted allowing more UV radiation to reach the more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. Earth's surface.
The level of UV radiation that reaches The level of UV radiation that reaches the Earththe Earth’’s surface can vary, s surface can vary, depending on a variety of factors.depending on a variety of factors.
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UV radiation levels vary UV radiation levels vary depending on:depending on:
Time of dayTime of day
Time of yearTime of year
LatitudeLatitude
AltitudeAltitude
Weather ConditionsWeather Conditions
Environment-ReflectionEnvironment-Reflection
Stratospheric OzoneStratospheric Ozone
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UV RadiationUV Radiation
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How do we measure UV How do we measure UV radiation levels?radiation levels?
We use the UV Index Scale.We use the UV Index Scale.
Reported on a scale of 1 -11+.Reported on a scale of 1 -11+.
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UVindex
Take special care when the UV Index is 5-6 or higher.
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The Burning Facts…The Burning Facts…
UVUVAA rays –premature rays –premature AAgingging
UVUVBB rays –cause of sun rays –cause of sunBBurnurn
Skin type affects the degree some Skin type affects the degree some people burn. people burn.
Use Sunscreen with SPF of 15 or Use Sunscreen with SPF of 15 or more.more.
SPF 30 is NOT twice as protective SPF 30 is NOT twice as protective as SPF 15.as SPF 15.
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There is no such thing as a healthy suntan.
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How Can You How Can You Become Become
SunWise?SunWise?
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Sun Safety Action StepsSun Safety Action Steps
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Limit Time in the Midday Sun
Seek Shade
Cover Up
Wear a Hat
Use Sunscreen
Wear Sunglasses
Avoid Tanning Parlors
Watch for the UV Index
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Sun Safety Action StepsSun Safety Action Steps
Limit Time Limit Time in the Midday in the Midday
SunSun
Limit Time Limit Time in the Midday in the Midday
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The sun’s rays are strongest between 10 am and 4 pm.
To the extent possible, limit exposure to the sun during these hours.
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Sun Safety Action StepsSun Safety Action Steps
Seek ShadeSeek Shade Seek ShadeSeek Shade
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Staying under cover is one of the best ways to protect yourself from the sun.
But remember, shade structures do not offer complete sun protection.
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Sun Safety Action StepsSun Safety Action Steps
Cover UpCover Up Cover UpCover Up
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Wearing tightly woven, loose-fitting, and full-length clothing is a good way to protect your skin from the sun’s UV rays.
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Use Use SunscreenSunscreen
Use Use SunscreenSunscreen
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Use sunscreen of SPF 15+ liberally and reapply every 2 hours, or after working, swimming, playing, or exercising outdoors.
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Wear a HatWear a Hat Wear a HatWear a Hat
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A hat with a wide brim offers good sun protection for your eyes, ears, face, and the back of your neck.
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Wear Wear SunglassesSunglasses
Wear Wear SunglassesSunglasses
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Sunglasses that provide 99 to 100 percent UVA and UVB protection will greatly reduce sun exposure that can lead to cataracts and other eye damage.
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Avoid Tanning Avoid Tanning ParlorsParlors
Avoid Tanning Avoid Tanning ParlorsParlors
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The light source from sunbeds and sunlamps damages the skin and unprotected eyes. It is a good idea to avoid artificial sources of UV light.
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Watch forWatch forthe UV Indexthe UV Index
Watch forWatch forthe UV Indexthe UV Index
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The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent overexposure to the sun. The UV Index is issued daily across the United States.
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Are You Are You Sun Sun
Safe?Safe?Answer the Answer the questions in questions in
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True or False?True or False?
You can get You can get sunburned sunburned on a cloudy on a cloudy day.day.
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True or False?True or False?
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Even on an overcast day, 30 to 60 percent of the sun’s rays can reach the Earth’s surface.
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You can get sunburned on a cloudy day.
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True or False?True or False?
You only need to You only need to wear sunscreen wear sunscreen when you are at when you are at the beach.the beach.
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True or False?True or False?
You only need to You only need to wear sunscreen wear sunscreen when you are at when you are at the beach.the beach.
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You do not have to be actively sunbathing to get a damaging dose of the sun. Everyday exposure counts!
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True or False?True or False?
Sunscreen with a Sunscreen with a SPF of LESS than SPF of LESS than 15 is enough to 15 is enough to protect my skin.protect my skin.
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SPF 8
Sunscreen
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True or False?True or False?
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Use Sunscreen with SPF 15 or Higher. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Sunscreen with a SPF of LESS than 15 is enough to protect my skin.
SPF 15
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True or False?True or False?
My skin doesn't get My skin doesn't get sunburned, so I donsunburned, so I don’’t t need to worry about need to worry about protecting myself protecting myself from overexposure to from overexposure to the sun.the sun.
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True or False?True or False?
My skin doesnMy skin doesn’’t get t get sunburned, so I donsunburned, so I don’’t t need to worry about need to worry about protecting myself protecting myself from overexposure to from overexposure to the sun.the sun.
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Skin cancer and other bad effects from the sun can affect any person, regardless of skin color.
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Whatever You Do… Whatever You Do… Be Sun Safe!Be Sun Safe!
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