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UV protection month! (July)

Splash around! Make a sand castle. Eat a snow cone. Have some fun in the sun! That’s what summer is all about. Most importantly, don’t forget to slab on your favorite sunscreen.
July is UV protection month. Protect your skin with an SPF of 15 or higher. Your skin will appreciate the layer of protection that prevents your skin from burning and cancer. How to be sun safe savvy click here

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that sunscreen use on babies less than 6 months old is not harmful on small areas of the baby’s skin. Guide for parents click here

Click on the link below to learn about sun screen and the effects of UV exposure:
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise1/doc/sunscreen.pdf

Other facts/More information/articles

http://www.medlineplus.gov
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_burns/sunburn.cfm

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Do_Fruits_and_Veggies_Protect_
Against_Cancer.asp

http://www.aap.org/family/protectsun.htm