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Be Sun Safe

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What do you knowWhat do you know
about the Sun?about the 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 Earth.is essential for life on Earth.
It helps plants to grow, andIt helps plants to grow, and
provides warmth and light.provides warmth and light.
Sunlight also helps people toSunlight also helps people to
be happy and healthy.be happy and healthy.
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The Sun…The Sun…
……produces light and warmthproduces light and warmth
but also Ultraviolet (UV)but also Ultraviolet (UV)
radiation. UV radiation cannotradiation. UV radiation cannot
be seen or felt.be seen or felt.
It is UV radiation, not theIt is UV radiation, not the
warmth or brightness of the sunwarmth or brightness of the sun
that causes changes to skin color,that causes changes to skin color,
damage to eyes, and other baddamage to eyes, and other bad
health effects.health effects.
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BehaviorsBehaviors
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The Ozone Layer…The Ozone Layer…
……is a thin shield high up in the sky. Itis a thin shield high up in the sky. It
protects life on Earth from the sun'sprotects life on Earth from the sun's
ultraviolet (UV) rays.ultraviolet (UV) rays.
In the 1980s, scientists began finding theIn the 1980s, scientists began finding the
ozone being depleted allowing more UVozone being depleted allowing more UV
radiation to reach the Earth's surface.radiation to reach the Earth's surface.
The level of UV radiation that reaches theThe level of UV radiation that reaches the
EarthEarth’’s surface can vary, depending on as surface can vary, depending on a
variety of factors.variety of factors.
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UV radiation levels vary dependingUV radiation levels vary depending
on: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 radiationHow do we measure UV radiation
levels?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 –prematurerays –premature AAgingging
 UVUVBB rays –cause of sunrays –cause of sunBBurnurn
 Skin type affects the degree someSkin type affects the degree some
people burn.people burn.
 Use Sunscreen with SPF of 15 or more.Use Sunscreen with SPF of 15 or more.
 SPF 30 is NOT twice as protective asSPF 30 is NOT twice as protective as
SPF 15.SPF 15. 13
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There is no such thing as a healthy
suntan.

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How Can YouHow Can You
BecomeBecome
SunWise?SunWise?
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Sun Safety Action StepsSun Safety Action Steps
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HealthEffects
Limit Time in
the Midday Sun
Seek Shade
Cover Up
Wear a Hat
Use Sunscreen
Wear
Sunglasses
Avoid Tanning
Parlors
Watch for the
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Limit TimeLimit Time
in the Middayin the Midday
SunSun
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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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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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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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Sun Safety Action StepsSun Safety Action Steps
UseUse
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
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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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WearWear
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 TanningAvoid 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 for
the 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 YouAre You
Sun Safe?Sun Safe?
Answer theAnswer the
questions in yourquestions in your
workbooksworkbooks..
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True or False?True or False?
You can getYou can get
sunburned onsunburned on
a cloudy day.a cloudy 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.
TRUE
You can get
sunburned
on a cloudy
day.

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True or False?True or False?
You only need to wearYou only need to wear
sunscreen when yousunscreen when you
are at the beach.are at the beach.
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True or False?True or False?
You only need to wearYou only need to wear
sunscreen when yousunscreen when you
are at the beach.are at 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!
FALSE

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True or False?True or False?
Sunscreen with a SPFSunscreen with a SPF
of LESS than 15 isof LESS than 15 is
enough to protect myenough to protect my
skin.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.
FALSE
Sunscreen with a
SPF of LESS than
15 is enough to
protect my skin.
SPF 15
Sunscreen

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True or False?True or False?
My skin doesn't getMy skin doesn't get
sunburned, so I donsunburned, so I don’’t needt need
to worry about protectingto worry about protecting
myself from overexposuremyself from overexposure
to the sun.to the sun.
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True or False?True or False?
My skin doesnMy skin doesn’’t gett get
sunburned, so I donsunburned, so I don’’t needt need
to worry about protectingto worry about protecting
myself from overexposuremyself from overexposure
to the sun.to the sun.
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Skin cancer and other bad
effects from the sun can
affect any person,
regardless of skin color.
FALSE

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Whatever You Do…Whatever You Do… Be Sun Safe!Be Sun Safe!
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