SunSmart campaign overview

Know your own risk of skin cancerWhat is the SunSmart Campaign?

SunSmart is the UK's national skin cancer prevention campaign.

We provide evidence-based information about skin cancer and sun protection.

SunSmart is commissioned by the UK Health Departments and run by Cancer Research UK. We have a small SunSmart team based at our head office in London. This team works with many other groups to deliver accurate information across the country.

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What do we do?

SunSmart was launched in 2003 and is about to commence it's eighth year.

In 2009, our activities included:

  • Communicating the importance of sun protection to teenagers and young adults
  • Creating and evaluating new interventions aimed at young people, using social networking sites
  • Campaigning to raise awareness of the dangers of sunbeds
  • Working together with local Cancer Networks and Local Authorities to promote a unified approach to skin cancer awareness and sun protection
  • Providing information about skin cancer prevention for the public and professionals through our website
  • Giving briefings to journalists to raise awareness of key skin cancer issues in the media
  • Helping schools to develop their own sun protection policies using our SunSmart school policy guidelines
  • Supplying printed resources for professionals to use in local health promotion activities
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How can we help you?

This website contains easy to understand information about skin cancer and how to stay safe in the sun.

If you are a teacher or a parent you will find useful information about school policies in the schools section.

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