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Norwood High School Selected To Receive Public Sunscreen Dispenser
"We hope sunscreen dispensers will become as commonplace as hand sanitizers over the next few years."
From the Melanoma Foundation of New England:
This May, during Melanoma Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month, the Melanoma Foundation of New England will distribute 190 free public sunscreen dispensers in 54 locations across the U.S. as part of the non-profit's Practice Safe Skin program aimed at stopping the spread of skin cancer. Norwood High School is among the lucky locations to receive a dispenser this May!
“We are thrilled to expand on our highly successful pilot program in Boston and offer sunscreen units for public and private distribution throughout the country,” said Deb Girard, Executive Director, MFNE. “We hope sunscreen dispensers will become as commonplace as hand sanitizers over the next few years.”
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The new locations were determined through a January 2016 RFP process. Priority was given to New England applicants, but winners include municipalities, tourist attractions and individual business as far away as Nevada, Illinois and South Carolina. The 2016 locations go beyond public parks and beaches to include attractions like the The Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center and businesses like Solect Engineering in Massachusetts.
The specially designed dispensers, which will be installed in May 2016, are part of Practice Safe Skin, a program that offers sunscreen as an effective preventive measure to help avoid sun over-exposure year round. Each sunscreen dispenser is equipped with four 1000 mL bags of sunscreen (670 applications per bag) and contains an all-natural blend of 6% zinc and 6% titanium SPF-30 sunscreen, safe for people aged 6-months and up. Ingredients are printed on the machines upon installation.
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Melanoma is rising faster than any other cancer with one person every 50 minutes dying from the disease. Studies show that with daily sunscreen protection, the risk of melanoma is preventable.
Business or non-profits wishing to purchase a sunscreen dispenser can do so by visiting http://mfne.org/practice-safe-skin/ or calling 800-557-6352.
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