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Supporting Childhood Sun Protection to Prevent Skin Cancer

This U.S. House of Representatives resolution encourages efforts to prevent sunburns in children. It highlights the importance of sun protection in schools and camps to reduce the future risk of skin cancer.
Key points
Encourages schools to allow students to possess sunscreen without a doctor's note.
Supports policies for sunscreen use and sun-protective clothing in schools and camps.
Promotes education by healthcare professionals to parents and children about sun-safe behaviors.
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Additional Information
Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.
Print number: HRES 436
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Process start date: 2021-05-25