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  Sun
Safety in Early Child Care and Education Settings
Fresh air,
sunshine, and exercise are essential to the healthy development
of young children. Children who regularly spend time running,
jumping, and playing outdoors are generally more fit and have a
lower risk of being overweight. Adults should encourage
children to be outside, moving, and safe -- including sun-safe!
The purpose of
this training module is to make teachers and child caregivers aware of
the importance of sun safety, and to help them identify ways to
incorporate sun-safe actions in early child care and education
programs.
This module is comprehensive for children, parents, and staff.
It includes not only the staff training Powerpoint, but also
instructions for children's activities and parent mini-posters
and newsletters (based on the
HIP on Health series).
This module was developed in collaboration with the Sun Safety
Alliance, a nonprofit coalition dedicated to the task of
reducing the incidence of skin cancer in America. Additional
resources can be found at
The Sun Safety Alliance website.
Module available in English and
Spanish. Please contact
Dr. Charlotte Hendricks for further information.
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At the end of the
session, the participants will be able to:
- State the importance of
sun safety for all individuals, and especially young
children.
- List sun safe behaviors.
- Describe ways to practice
sun safety in the early education and care setting.
- Demonstrate ways to teach
children about sun safety.
- Identify resources to
inform families about sun safety.
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Content includes:
On average,
children get three times more sun exposure than
adults and are at risk for lifelong damage.
Recommendations for sun-safe actions include
avoiding peak hours, seeking shade, wearing hats and
cover-up clothing, wearing sunglasses, and using
sunscreen. Content also addresses prevention of
dehydration, heat-related illness, and burns.
Protect children and teach lifelong habit by
integrating sun safety in daily activities all year
long. |
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Sample Mini-Poster |
Sample
Information Sheet |
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Safe Fun In the Sun Safety Booklet!
Outdoor activity provides the fresh air and exercise that is
important for children's health. However, too much sun can
lead to painful burns, eye damage, and skin cancer. Help
prevent these problems by teaching children to be sun safe.
Have fun talking with your children and following the sun
safe suggestions in this booklet.
Click on option to download in PDF format:
Black/White
or
Color
(English)
Black/White
or
Color
(Spanish)
Black/White
or
Color
(French)
Click
here for more information on downloadable booklets!
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©
2006 - 2008,
Revised 2008
Click
here for order form (PDF).
(For 46 PowerPoint Slides, $150.00 or overhead transparencies $200.00)
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Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc.
2312 Chandawood Drive, Pelham, AL 35124-1229
Telephone 205-663-7402 FAX 205-621-2149
Contact Dr.
Charlotte Hendricks |
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* The boxed thumbnail images are examples from the training module. |
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Addresses Head Start Performance Standards.
Click
here for specific information.
Click here
to read program descriptions in
Spanish. |
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