Created in the interest of all parents and teachers…

UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN www.udgamschool.com

• Avoid the sun from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This is when sun rays are strongest.

• Don’t be fooled by cloudy skies. Up to 80% of the sun’s rays can get through clouds.

• Stay in the shade as much as possible throughout the day.

•Buy sunscreen products with the labels:SPF 15 or more broad spectrum water-resistant

•Rub the sunscreen evenly on all uncovered skin 15 to 30 minutes before going outside. Be sure to put it on your eyelids, lips, nose, ears, neck, hands and feet. If you do not have much hair, put it on the top of your head.

•Reapply sunscreen often. Read the product label to see how often.

•Hats can help shield your skin from the sun’s UV rays.

•For the most protection, wear a hat with a wide brim all the way around that shades the neck, ears, eyes, and head.

•If you choose to wear a baseball cap, you should also protect your ears and the back of your neck by using sunscreen or wearing clothing that covers those areas.

•When possible, avoid straw hats with holes that let sunlight through.

•Buy only sunglasses that offer 99-100% UV protection.

•People who wear contact lenses that offer UV protection should still wear sunglasses.

•Sunglasses that wrap all the way around the temples can help protect your eyes from light that enters through the side.

•Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from sunlight reflecting off concrete, sand, water, and snow. These surfaces reflect 85% to 90% of the UV rays.

•Cover as much of your body as possible if you plan to be outside on a sunny day.

•Loose, lightweight, long-sleeved shirts and long pants or long skirts made from tightly woven fabric offer the best protection against the sun’s UV rays.

•If wearing this type of clothing isn’t practical, at least try to wear a t-shirt or a beach cover-up and double up on protection by using sunscreen or staying in the shade.

•Sunlamps and tanning beds emit UV radiation and can be as dangerous as tanning outdoors.

•Tanning pills have a color additive that turns your skin orange after you take them. The large amount of color additive in tanning pills may be harmful.

•Sunless tanning lotions, creams, and spray-on products are not sunscreen lotions and will not protect your skin from the sun.

Tell your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:

•any change on the skin, especially in the size or color of a mole or other darkly pigmented growth or spot, or a new growth

•scaliness, oozing, bleeding, or change in the appearance of a bump or nodule

•the spread of pigmentation beyond its border such as dark coloring that spreads past the edge of a mole or mark

•a change in sensation, itchiness, tenderness, or pain