Reports and research of interest to the public that provide facts and research on skin cancer and recommendations for action individuals and organizations can take to prevent skin cancer.
Sun Exposure and Protective Behaviours,
Ontario Sun Safety Working Group
The Advisory Committee for the National Survey on Sun Exposure and Protective Behaviours conducted its first survey in 1996. The Ontario Sun Safety Working group interpreted the
The Second National Sun Survey Project
A second National Sun Survey was conducted following the summer of 2006 under the auspices of the National Skin Cancer Prevention Committee of the Primary Prevention Action Group, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (previously know as the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control).
The Second National Sun Survey Project - Highlights Report, July 2008
Strategic Directions for the Primary Prevention of Skin Cancer in
This report was developed by the National Skin Cancer Prevention Committee of the Primary Prevention Action Group of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (now known as the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer). A goal of the committee was to develop a coordinated evidence-based Canadian strategic plan for the primary prevention of skin cancer in collaboration with the relevant government agencies and non-governmental partners. In the report, four key strategic directions are outlined along with specific objectives and suggested strategies for each objective. The contents of the report were reviewed by 32 national and international skin cancer control stakeholder (governments, non-governmental organizations, public health, dermatologists, etc.) at all levels (national, provincial/territorial, regional and local) and by the members of the National Sun Safety Committee. French PDF