Skin Deep an Environmental Health Response to UVR

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Skin Deep - an Environmental Health Response to
UVR Tom Crossan Principal EHO (Health
Development)
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Health Effects of over exposure to UVR

• Skin Cancer
• Premature ageing
• Eye damage
• Immune system changes
• Photosensitivity
• Sunburning

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Sun ? What sun ?
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SKIN CANCER FACTS (NI)
80 of cases are preventable
2,500 cases each year
45 people die each year
Costs the NHS 12 million
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• EH has an important part to play in preventing
  skin cancer through
• Environmental change
• Enforcement
• Education / Promotion
• www.careinthesun.org

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Sunbeds NI leads the way !

• On Council premises
• BCC - Jan. 03 - 35 / Jan. 04 - 0
• N.I. - Sept. 03 - 8 / June 05 2
• Civic leadership
• Private solaria
• surveys
• HSE guidance
• Safety Pays

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The Future - sunbeds

• Skin cancers can take 20 years to develop and
  the sunbed industry is relatively young. . My
  concern is that in the next few years we will see
  a substantial increase in skin cancers and ageing
  in people who are regularly using sunbeds.
  Professor John Hawk, Consultant Dermatologist,
  St. Thomas Hospital.

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Education / Awareness campaigns
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Shade / PPE

• Schools - Willows for shade
• Leisure summer schemes
• Parks
• Bus stops
• Planning
• PPE / outdoor workers

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CIEH Saving Our Skins Toolkit

• Information and resources for LAs and others
  websites, organisations, case study contacts
• Good examples of local action community,
  workplace, solaria, leisure settings
• Very practical / hands on

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www.cieh.org
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