Sun Protection

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• Sun Protection
• Why Bother?

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UV rays

• get through clouds, fog and haze
• are reflected by water, sand and snow
• reflection can ? their strength

Consequences

• malignant melanoma
• non-melanoma skin cancer
• cataracts
• impaired immunity

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3 types of UV Rays

• Ultraviolet A rays (UVA)
• most of the suns natural light
• penetrates deep into the skin causing wrinkles
  increased aging
• concerns over long term hazards
• Ultraviolet B rays (UVB)
• needed for vitamin D production
• most damaging to skin
• 1000x stronger than UVA rays
• main cause of sunburns
• Ultraviolet C rays (UVC)
• never reach the earth surface
• filtered out by the atmosphere

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Who is at risk?

• light colored skin, eyes hair
• work, play exercise in the sun
• had several blistering sun burns as a child
• take prescriptions which increase their
  sensitivity to the sun

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What to do?

• 11am - 4 pm
• UV index greater than 3
• Cover your arms and legs
• ? loose fitting
• ? light colored
• ? tightly woven
• ? light weight

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• WEAR A HAT!

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Sunscreen

• Broad spectrum SPF 30

20 minutes before going outside
Reapply ever 2 hours
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Wear Sunglasses

• even if the sun does not bother your eyes
• all seasons
• UVA and UVB protection
• even if your lenses are dark
• even shading
• it is not about

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Check your skin for changes regularly

• Look for any
• changes in birthmarks or moles
• shape/color/size/surface
• new growth
• sores that do not heal
• patches that bleed, swell, itch, or become red
  bumpy

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A B C D Es

• A - Asymmetry
• B - Boarder
• C - Color
• D - Diameter
• E - Evolution