Wisconsin - One of the leading cities in Sun protection

In May this year, Wisconsin launched a state wide effort to make their state a “SunWise State”.  More than 400 health educators received the SunWise Tool Kit with lessons plans and activities to learn about sun safety.  Elizabether Burmaster the State Superintendent stated that they were excited about becoming a SunWise state because the program is fun and interactive teaches children and their families to protect themselves from harmful uv radiation, even on cloudy days.  Children need physical activities to remain healthy and need to be outdoors.  Schools can use shade structures to protect children while at play, visit www.shade4schools.com to learn how your school may be SunWise by integrating sunwise education into your curricula and access shade structures to protect children from uv rays of the sun.

Schools are encouraged to use The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SunWise program to teach children about sun safety.  With over 20,000 educators registered to use this program it is the most widely-used health education program in the United States.  For more information about SunWise, visit www.epa.gov/sunwise.