Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention

The mission of the Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention is to facilitate federal skin cancer awareness and prevention efforts through education and promotion of sun safe behaviors. The goals of the Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention are to:

• Raise the importance and support including skin cancer awareness and prevention on the agendas of federal agencies;



• Increase skin cancer awareness and prevention behaviors among and provide information to all federal employees, their families, and their constituents;



• Develop and support partnerships between federal agencies that extend and reinforce core skin cancer messages and encourage sun safe behavior;



• Develop a formal infrastructure that establishes the science and communication needed for a federal skin cancer prevention effort.

The Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention participates in CDC's Skin Cancer Primary Prevention and Education Initiative, a national program for preventing skin cancer. The Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention assists in meeting national public health objectives for preventing skin cancer by supporting complementary education efforts and coordinating information exchanged among federal agencies. Members of the Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention are:

• Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Air Force (USAF)
• Army Medical Command
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Department of Education (US DOE)
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Department of the Interior and National Park Service
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Department of Treasury
• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Forest Service
• Head Start Program
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• National Naval Medical Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Weather Service (NWS)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Smithsonian Institution
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Partnership Activities

Learn about similar efforts by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, an alliance of organizations that focuses on disease prevention and education.

Federal Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
5800 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
E-mail: Support@SkinCancerPrevention.org
skincancerprevention.org*

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