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Sun Safety

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. Klein Buendel (KB) develops sun safety projects to raise awareness about the disease in places that many people don’t commonly associate with skin cancer risk, including worksites, ski resorts and playgrounds at schools. Also KB is located in Colorado, which, due to its altitude and number of sunny days, has an increased risk of melanoma.

Go Sun Smart

Go Sun Smart, a project funded by the National Cancer Institute (R01CA104876) was designed to improve sun protection among employees and guests of ski resorts across North America. KB visited these resorts and trained managers on educating their employees about sun safety. Our team also spread the Go Sun Smart message to resort guests with visual sun safety materials and a website conveying sun safety messages. More

Featured on the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.

Walkosz B, BullerD, Andersen PA et al (2008), Increasing sun protection in outdoor recreation: A theory-based health communication program. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Jun;34(6):502-9.

Norms and Built Environment: Use of Shade in U.S. and Australian City Parks (SHADE)

SHADE is a multi-national research project that aims to explore the use of built shade in passive recreation areas (e.g., picnic areas) within public parks. Researchers will introduce shade structures and compare the use of recreation areas with and without shade structures in parks in Denver, Colorado and Melbourne, Australia. Australia has experienced a sustained campaign promoting sun safety for over 20 years, so this study will determine whether built shade used more in Melbourne than in Denver. The study is a collaborative effort between Klein Buendel, Inc. and the Cancer Council of Victoria and was funded by the National Cancer Institute (CA140367).

Sun Safe Schools

Sun Safe Schools, a project funded by the National Cancer Institute (R01CA100285) was designed to create awareness about sun safety at the administrative level as well as in the classroom. KB developed a system to identify the key person who has the ability to influence policy change. We provided these people with sample policies in an effort to help them adopt their own. More

Sun Safe Workplaces

Sun Safe Workplaces, a project funded by the National Cancer Institute (R01CA134705) is being developed, based on elements of several previous projects including, Go Sun Smart, Sun Safe Schools, and Sun Safe Colorado. Sun Safe Workplaces will make an effort to not only change workplace policy to include sun safety practices but will also incorporate trainings and supplies to raise awareness.

Sunny Days, Healthy Ways®

Sunny Days Healthy Ways (SDHW) is a sun safety curriculum that uses a comprehensive, interdisciplinery approach to teaching skin cancer prevention skills to children in grades K through 8. SDHW was created with grants from the National Cancer Institute (R44CA76755) and the Arizona Disease Control Commission. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society acknowledge SDHW as a national resource for complying with their recommendations for how schools can help prevent skin cancer. More