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Kids wearing eye protection The Strategic Plan encourages those working in sun protection to form partnerships with organisations and community groups to support the creation of environments which reduce exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). These partnerships could be formed in a number of settings including childcare, schools, outdoor sport and recreation and local government.

Sun protection: a guide to develop better practice in skin cancer prevention in NSW - PDF

The following guides to implementing best practice are joint publications of NSW Health and The Cancer Council NSW. They are available from the Cancer Council NSW. Each guide contains a checklist to ensure sun protection is actively practiced in each setting, and details of further resources which are available from the Cancer Council. Settings include childcare centres, primary schools, secondary schools, local councils, workplaces and recreation/sport areas.

  • A guide to implementing best practice in sun protection in children's services
  • A guide to implementing best practice in sun protection in local government
  • A guide to implementing best practice in sun protection in primary schools
  • A guide to implementing best practice in sun protection in secondary schools
  • A guide to implementing best practice in sun protection in outdoor sport and recreation
  • A guide to implementing best practice in sun protection in the workplace
  • Under cover: guidelines for shade planning and design
  • Sun protection: a guide to develop better practice in skin cancer prevention in NSW
The Cancer Council NSW has a range of additional resources on sun protection for the general public, Early childhood services, Primary and secondary schools, Sport and recreation, Workplaces and Local government.