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Need For Comprehensive Sun Protection Standards For Children
The Australian-first assessment of policies and practices of more than 1000 childcare services found that one third of policies do not incorporate protective clothing or conduct regular updates of policy and over one third do not incorporate sun protective information for parents or caregivers.
According to Cancer Council Australias CEO, Professor Ian Olver, the research highlighted the need to better inform parents of the importance of sun protective clothing, which includes a collared, long-sleeve shirt as well as longer style shorts and skirts.
Current evidence suggests that childhood sun exposure contributes significantly to the lifetime risk of skin cancer, Professor Olver said. Its important to keep children protected from the sun and one of the best barriers between your skin and the sun is clothing.
However, the majority of childhood services are to be commended for having a written sun protection policy, which commonly required hats, sunscreen and policy enforcement by staff.
The study, conducted by Cancer Councils Behavioural and Evaluation Unit in South Australia, identified that stronger policies translated into safer practices.
The study discovered that in practice:
One quarter of services did not require children to wear specific sun-protective hats such as broad-brimmed or legionnaire styles.
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