Reed, RI Department of Health, Community Partners Team Up for SunSmarts Beach Screening Campaign

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Seeking to spread the word on skin cancer prevention and detection, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with the Rhode Island Department of Health, The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island, and other medical professionals to promote the 2015 SunSmarts campaign, which offers free skin cancer screenings at local beaches around the state.

Today, Reed joined public health officials, doctors, and dermatologists who are volunteering their time and expertise to offer free skin cancer screenings for beachgoers and to help educate the public about effective sun protection.

"This is an important effort, and I thank the many partners who have come together to promote sun safety throughout Rhode Island. This initiative helps raise awareness about the steps people can take to prevent skin cancer. These volunteers are setting up shop right by the beach and making it as quick and easy as possible for people to get screened," said Reed, the author of the Sunscreen Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill to improve sunscreen protection, promote sunscreen use, and ensure U.S. consumers have access to the safest, most effective sunscreens available.

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