The SunWise Program was initiated in
1998 through a statutory mandate under Title IV of the Clean Air
Act. The Program is a collaborative effort of schools, communities,
health professionals, educators, environmental organizations,
meteorologists, local governments, federal agencies, and others.
Participating schools and partners sponsor classroom and school
activities to raise children's awareness of stratospheric ozone
depletion, UV radiation, and the largely preventable health risks
from overexposure to the sun, as well as simple sun safety
practices. All educators interested in participating in this
partnership program are asked to register using the online form
(www.epa.gov/sunwise/becoming.html and www.epa.gov/sunwise/becoming
partner.html) or a hard copy version distributed by EPA.
Participating schools and organizations receive a variety of
materials, including a classroom Tool Kit of games, songs, puzzles,
story books, videos, access to the internet UV intensity
mapping/graphing tools, and more. The Tool Kit also includes sample
sun safety policies and guidelines to help expand the sun safety
message beyond the classroom. Teachers who sign up for SunWise are
asked to complete a survey at the end of program implementation.
Results of these surveys are used to fine tune existing SunWise
materials and develop new ones that better meet our participants
needs. Randomly selected teachers are also asked to administer a
brief survey to their students before and after program
implementation. The results from the student surveys are used to
evaluate program effectiveness and also help guide materials
development. The surveys will be mailed out to Program participants
once they have registered. Survey responses are voluntary and
anonymous. Additionally, SunWise is developing an online
interactive SunWise Sun Safety Certification Program.
Luke Hall-Jordan 2023439591
hall-jordan.luke@epa.gov
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