A sun safety program for preschoolers, kindergarteners and first-grade students.
Ray and the Sunbeatables™: A Sun Safety Curriculum created and developed by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and disseminated by CATCH® Global Foundation. This evidence-based curriculum educates children, parents and teachers about sun protection and promotes sun safety behaviors in an effort to reduce children's lifetime risk of developing skin cancer.
Visit our preschool and/or K-1 pages for a more in-depth overview of the Sunbeatables Program.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE SUNBEATABLES PROGRAM
WHY SUN SAFETY?
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Sunburn during childhood increases a person's lifetime risk of developing skin cancer. Anyone, regardless of skin color, can develop skin cancer, including melanoma, the most deadly type.
1 in 5
people will develop skin cancer in their lifetime
At least
ONE
sunburn in childhood doubles lifetime melanoma risk
87K+
cases of invasive melanoma expected in 2017
SUNBEATABLES IN ACTION
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS
SUNBEATABLES LOCATIONS
Communities across 25 U.S. States (dark orange on the map) and one Canadian province (dark purple on the map) have implemented the Sunbeatables Program reaching more than 100,000 children.
Check out a few Sunbeatables school districts:
