Teens & Tanning: Sun Safety Updates – VHS
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What sounds fun to you – a day at the pool with friends, a beach volleyball game, or showing up at a dance with a beautiful tan? We’ve been a culture of sun worshippers since famous fashion designer Coco Chanel made having a suntan cool way back in the 1920’s. But now we know there is a not so sunny side to getting too much sun. Dermatologist Carolyn Jacob explains how overexposure can lean to premature wrinkling and skin cancer. She outlines the dangers of tanning beds and suggests alternatives such as spray tanning. A young skin cancer survivor tells how she regrets her years of baking in the sun. Learn how you can make changes such as seeking shade, applying sunscreen, wearing sunglasses and hats, and staying out of tanning beds so you can keep safe and happy in the sun. 15 minutes. Grade 6 to adult. Copyright 2005.
