EPA’s Sunwise program - Annual Report
Published
October 17th, 2007 by
Gwen Moodley
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Sunwise Program began in the year 2000. Originally a school based program is has grown to include informal education groups, sports and non-profit organizations. The 2006 annual report records a membership of 13,700 schools in all 50 states, as well as 1,500 partner organizations.
An interesting feature in the report shows how the Sunwise program and the National Weather Service have developed a tool kit that helps children learn more about sun safety. Parent Teacher groups are encouraged to register by email to receive daily UV alerts, thus being aware of what the UV index is for a particular day.
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/pdffile/8spd_annual_report_highres_sun.pdf
