SunSmart for Kids

The Palmetto Health Cancer Center recognizes the need for increased awareness of the dangers of sun exposure and the importance of skin cancer prevention information. The SunSmart for Kids program is an outreach program that reminds the community about sun safety during the summer.

Sun Safety Education – SunSmart for Kids provides the Columbia, SC community's children  with recommendations about sun safety. For example...

• Wear sunscreen all year.
• Use sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or higher and waterproof.
• Apply sunscreen every two hours and after swimming, toweling off or sweating.
• Use protection from sunburn even on overcast days.
• Wear hats and clothes that cover the body and shade the face.
• Wear sunglasses with UV protection.
• Avoid the midday sun as much as possible. Damaging UV rays are most dangerous between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Avoid unnecessary exposure to UV radiation from sunlamps and tanning beds.

SunSmart for Kids – A skin cancer awareness and prevention program, SunSmart for Kids is targeted for elementary age school children, especially fourth-graders. The program includes a  classroom presentation that educates children about practical sun-safety measures while raising awareness of skin cancer prevention. Following the presentations, children are visited by Sunny Smart, the program mascot. Sunny Smart is a friendly, sun-shaped character who always has sunscreen ready to share with the children he meets.

For more information on the Cancer Center's SunSmart for Kids program, send us an e-mail or call (803) 434-3460.