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? poster (PDF118KB) The role of clothing in Sun Protection (PDF 141KB) Protecting your eyes from the sun (PDF 145KB) Sun Protection at the snow (PDF 141KB) SunSmart tips for outdoor events (PDF 62KB)
Sun Protection Information Sheets:
Tanning: Facts about solariums (PDF 255KB) Getting your skin checked (PDF 152KB) 10 myths about Sun Protection (PDF 2MB)
Getting your skin checked:
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%!
Shade for Childcare Services (PDF 156KB)
Shade for the Home (PDF 148KB)
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.
About Vitamin D:
Vitamin D and sun protection (PDF 296KB)
How much Vitamin D do we need?
How much sun is enough infographic (PDF 684KB)
How much sun do we need for vitamin D brochure (PDF 497KB)
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)