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Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin CancerOn this page
Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer Among Young People
These guidelines were designed to provide schools with a comprehensive approach to preventing skin cancer among adolescents and young people. CDC worked with specialists in dermatology, pediatrics, public health, and education from universities; national, federal, state, and voluntary agencies; schools; and other organizations to develop these guidelines. They are based on a review of research, theory, and current practice in skin cancer prevention, health education, and public health. Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer: MMWR Recommendations and Reports
Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide Sample Policies to Promote Sun Safety and Prevent Skin CancerFit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn provides direction on establishing an overall policy framework for school health programs and specific policies on various topics. It is designed for use by states, school districts, and individual schools, public or private. The policy guide is organized around sample policies that reflect best practice, which can be adapted to fit local circumstances. Also included are explanations of the points addressed in the sample policies, excerpts of actual state and local policies, notable quotations, and other valuable information that supporters can use to justify school health policies. The sample policies are written as statements of best practice that all states, school districts, public schools, and private schools should endeavor to adopt. The points they address were suggested by the CDC school health guidelines, actual state and local policies collected by NASBE and NSBA, and comments reflecting the expert opinions of many reviewers. The policies can be adapted or revised to fit the needs of individual states, districts, and schools. Polices can be viewed at http://www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/Health_Policies.html.* Implementation of the GuidelinesTo support the implementation of the Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer, CDC is developing several tools and resources
In 2002, the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) published Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: Sun Safety. This report, developed with funding from CDC, Division of Adolescent and School Health, provides guidance to school policymakers on how to integrate sun safety into a coordinated school health program. It will serve to help states, districts, and schools develop policies that would help prevent long-term chronic diseases. In addition, the resulting policy guide complements CDC's school health guidelines, which provide state-of-the-art, scientifically reliable information on what constitutes effective school health programs. This report is located at the NASBE's Healthy Schools Network Web site.* Another tool under development is Shade Planning for America's Schools. When the project is completed, it will provide schools with information about how to shade outdoor play areas. To further support the school-based skin cancer prevention efforts, next year, CDC will fund state education agencies to collaborate with their state public health departments to conduct demonstration projects for implementing the Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer. With current resources, CDC will be able to fund 2 or 3 states. The projects will include policy implementation, environmental changes, and/or educational campaigns. *Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are
provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an
endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal
Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the
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