Guidance and Education: Becoming a SunSmart Role Model Creating SunSmart habits for life (PDF 520KB) Resources for Younger children Resources for Childcare Staff and Parents Numeracy and Literacy Activities Resources for Primary school Teachers and Parents
Classroom Resources (Childcare):
Classroom Resources (Primary School):
Sun Protection: Sun protection for Babies and Children Protecting your child’s skin (PDF 535KB) Effective Sun Safety (from the NSW Department of Education) Are you SunSmart? leaflet (PDF 103KB) The role of clothing in Sun Protection Protecting your eyes from the sun SunSmart tips for outdoor events (PDF 62KB)
Tanning: Sunburn, tanning and solariums Getting your skin checked: 10 myths about Sun Protection (PDF 2MB)
Myths:
Shade is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself from the sun.
Using shade can reduce your UV exposure by up to 75%!
Cancer Institute NSW shade case studies (PDF 901KB)
UV radiation cannot be felt or seen, so it’s possible for the sun to damage your skin even on cool or overcast days. Download our UV resources to plan when to schedule outdoor activities. In NSW, UV levels are high enough (i.e. UV index 3 or above) to damage unprotected skin most months of the year.
About UV Radiation:
Protect Yourself from UV From and To poster (PDF 90KB)
Think UV Not Heat poster (PDF107KB)
Tools:
When the UV Index is 3 or above, most people maintain adequate Vitamin D levels just by spending a few minutes outdoors on most days of the week.
Additional information: About Vitamin D webpage
Generation SunSmart is an eLearning site that contains:
• Modules around skin cancer
• Being SunSmart
• Sun protection strategies.
They can be completed at your own pace and revisited at any time.
Complete all the modules to receive a Generation SunSmart certificate!
Generation SunSmart (eLearning site)
Cancer Institute NSW Sun and UV at School resources
Developed in consultation with Cancer Council NSW, the Cancer Institute NSW has released a suite of interactive skin cancer prevention resources for NSW schools which support students to make healthy, safe and proactive choice about sun protection to reduce their risk of skin cancer.
The evidence-based resources were developed to align with the objectives, content, skills and outcomes of the NSW PDHPE and Science K-10 syllabuses. To access these new resources, visit the Sun and UV at School website.
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (UV index information)
Australasian College of Dermatologists