Congrats to our new Skin Smart Campus, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, honored November 2022
CDC - Skin Cancer - Success Story: Reducing Indoor Tanning on College Campuses
“Universities can play an important role in creating a culture and establishing norms around healthy behavior,” said Dr. Sherry Pagoto, “The purpose of Skin Smart is to give them the tools to do just that.”
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"Many colleges just don’t seem to realize the importance of the issue. They don’t see it like they would see tobacco," said Dr. Sherry Pagoto, Skin Smart Campus Initiative co-chair.
Skin Smart Campus
National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention's initiative to stop indoor tanning on and around college campuses, promoting skin cancer prevention and sun safe behavior.
Despite being one-eyed, or having less vision in one eye as a result of this cancer diagnosis, it IS possible to do SO much. Today, we encourage you to look for possibilities of what you CAN do vs what you can't.
It can be extremely defeating and demoralizing to see and experience life through only our limits. Though there will be of course changes to what you can do in some areas, that doesn't mean you lose out on living life to the fullest. It just means you have to change your perspective (since, you know, your perspective shifted when your depth perception disappeared).
A few resources to empower you today:
- Check out the #eyebelievepodcast for recordings from the #eyebelieve2022 survivorship seminar -- specifically, "Low Vision Resources," "Healing with your Story," and both of Anne Osborne's sessions were so insightful!
- Take a moment to follow some accounts of fellow one-eyed friends for inspiration--some omies, and some not! (most of these are Insta accounts)
@twilight.ninja (IG) - Omie Clay Butler's photography page. His youtube channel (@claybutler) has a series of videos he's created to educate and inform around the enucleation process he has experienced
@bsmachinest Brian Stanley - an eye cancer patient (retinoblastoma) who creates flashlight prosthetics
@oneeyedflyguy Greg Hobbs - An omie who plays professional disc golf
@rachel.mackenzlee Rachel Mayta - all about the glam and creating fun prosthetics for anyone experiencing one-eyed living
@oneeyedcookingguy Alec Mackenzie - an omie who started a social media cooking show after his #ocularmelanoma diagnosis
Drop any other empowering accounts, channels, or pages below you appreciate!
#internationalpersonswithdisabilitiesday
An enthusiastic welcome to new National Council member organization the Dermatology Interest Group Association (DIGA). A national student-run organization, DIGA is committed to providing information, instruction, networking, resources, and mentoring opportunities to all medical students who are interested in dermatology.
The DIGA Executive Board has been instrumental in introducing the Skin Smart Campus Initiative to their members across the nation. We are so grateful for their time and dedication to skin cancer prevention; we've seen an increase in interest as a result of their wonderful outreach!
Last year, two DIGA committees worked with National Council Core Member the Melanoma Research Foundation on the DIGA x MRF 2022-2023 Melanoma Educator Course for Healthcare Professional Students. The committees are now working on translating the materials into Spanish. Learn more here: learn.melanoma.org/p/HealthcareStudentEducatorCourse
Welcome DIGA! We look forward to highlighting your exciting projects and hope to facilitate continued engagement between DIG chapters and the National Council's member organizations!
Learn more about DIGA: derminterest.com/
#DIGA #skincancerprevention #derminterest
This past Saturday, Australia's Bondi Beach filled with 2,500 people who stripped down to promote skin cancer awareness. This is the latest work by US photographic artist Spencer Tunick, who is known for naked photo shoots at important landmarks around the world.
"We have an opportunity to raise awareness about skin checks and I'm honored...to come here, make my art and just celebrate the body and protection," Tunick said at the beach in Sydney.
CNN reports that Tunick is partnering with Skin Check Champions, a charity that runs free, educational skin check clinics. The installation coincided with Australia's National Skin Cancer Action Week, when Scott Maggs, the founder of the charity, will be urging everyone in the country to get a skin check.
Maggs founded Skin Check Champions in 2010, after his friend Wes Bonny died of skin cancer at the age of 26. He is hoping Tunick's stark photos will draw global attention to the disease.
"We're aiming for a minimum of 2,000 participants to represent the 2,000+ Aussies that are killed by skin cancer every year," said Maggs in a press release.
Tunick said in a statement that it was "an honor to be a part of an art mission to raise awareness of the importance of skin checks" — and added that he himself would be benefiting from the campaign, having been convinced to get his first skin check in 10 years.
Read more: www.cnn.com/style/article/spencer-tunick-naked-photoshoot-bondi-beach-intl/index.html
#checkyourskin #skincancerawareness #protectyourskin #skincancerprevention