Save Your Skin Foundation is Creating a Healthier and More Sun Safe Canada During Melanoma & Skin Cancer Awareness Month
As May marks both Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month and the beginning of summer weather, it is imperative that communities across Canada be reminded of the importance of sun safety at this time of year. Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF) is pleased to announce several initiatives meant to bring greater awareness to the dangerous disease.
Municipal Proclamations
Our Canada-wide awareness initiative invites Canadian municipalities to take a stance against skin cancer and educate their communities on sun safety through mayoral proclamations. In 2021, 50 Canadian municipalities across 10 provinces answered our call to proclaim May ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’ – and now the 2023 Proclamations are rolling in!
#EyePatchDay
May 20th is #EyePatchDay, a day dedicated to bring awareness to the importance of regular eye examinations for the early detection of ocular melanoma and many other health issues. Share your Eye Patch photo on social media with the hashtags #EyePatchDay and #OcumelCanada and tag @saveyourskinfdn.
Our Partners
Sun Safety Awareness Resources
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Skin Check Guide
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Sun Safety Guide
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Skin Check Guide
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Making awareness and education available is crucial. Since 2006, the Foundation has worked to raise awareness of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers focusing on education, prevention and the need for improved patient care.
