Course Overview

There are five sections in this course:

• Section 1: Overview
• Section 2: UV and Skin Cancer Prevention
• Section 3: Sun Safety Strategies
• Section 4: Curriculum Activities
• Section 5: Appendixes and Questionnaire

There are review questions at the end of module 1 to module 4. These review questions will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills presented in these sections. There is a post-test at the end of the course. 

Intended Audience

The intended audience for this course is child care personnel who teach children ages three to five, and public health professionals.

Learning Objectives

Section 1: Overview

After completing this section, participants will be able to:

• Identify five domains of child development that will be addressed in this sun protection curriculum
• Recognize provider’s role regarding over exposure to sun light

Section 2: UV and Skin Cancer Prevention

After completing this section, participants will be able to:

• Describe the risk of UV exposure
• Demonstrate the appropriate sun safety activities for each UV index reading
• Identify the skin cancer risks for young children
• Identify skin cancer prevention

Section 3: Sun Safety Strategies

After completing this section, participants will be able to:

• Identify six sun safety strategies children should learn

Section 5: Curriculum Activities

After completing this section, participants will be able to:

• Identify child-specific activities for reinforcing the sun safe strategies

Pre-requisites/Learning Level

No pre-requisites

Competencies addressed

Competencies identified

Domain 3: Communication Skills

• 3A2. Communicates in writing the orally with linguistic and cultural proficiency (e.g., using age-appropriate materials, incorporating images.)
• 3A5. Conveys data and information to professionals and the public using a variety of approaches (e.g., reports, presentations, email, letters.)

Domain 5: Community Dimension of Practice Skills

• 5A1. Describes the programs and services provided by governmental and nongovernmental organizations to improve the health of a community
• 5A5. Collaborates with community partners to improve health in a community (e.g., participates in committees, shares data and information, connects people to resources)

CEUs Offered

None

Cost

Free

Modality/format

Online Self-Pace

Length

1 hour

Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts

Jolene Carver, MSN, RN

Technical requirements:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 
• Flash Player 
• Speakers

Registration requirements

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Creation and/or update

May 12, 2012

This information on this page was last updated on August 29, 2018.