About the Program
Dana-Farber's Sun Safety/Skin Cancer Prevention Program works to reduce the incidence of skin cancer in Massachusetts through free education and free skin cancer screenings for the public.
The Sun Safety Program brings Dana-Farber's mobile Blum Family Resource Center Van to beaches, health fairs, communities, and corporate events in and around Boston. At these events, the Program's health educators use an evidence-based curriculum to teach the public about skin cancer prevention and sun-safe practices.
The Program focuses especially on at-risk populations with a higher prevalence and/or incidence of skin cancer, such as beachgoers. During the summer – the peak season for the Sun Safety Program – the Van travels to many beach events in Boston and surrounding areas. Beachgoers can visit the van and learn from our health educators how to prevent and detect skin cancer.
Visitors to the Van can also receive free skin cancer screenings and sun safety materials. On hand to give the free skin cancer screenings at most Dana-Farber Sun Safety Program events is a board-certified Brigham and Women's Hospital dermatologist.
