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Child Sun Protection: Easier Sunscreen Access in Schools

This resolution encourages schools and care facilities to make sunscreen more accessible for children, without requiring a doctor's note. The goal is to reduce the risk of sunburns and skin cancer in minors by promoting sun-safe behaviors.
Key points
Schools may allow students to possess sunscreen without a doctor's authorization.
Policies are encouraged to facilitate access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing in schools and camps.
Healthcare professionals will educate parents and children on sun-safe behaviors and proper sunscreen application.
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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 365
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Process start date: 2023-05-05