No Hat, No PE and Sport Lessons

While we have all been cooped up in our homes, not getting our much-needed dose of vitamin D, it hasn't been necessary for us to remember to wear a hat. Now that we are back at school and participating in physical activity outside in our PE and sport lessons, it's time to remember to wear them.

This is such a good habit to get into because:

Australia has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world, and melanoma is often referred to as 'Australia's national cancer'.

• In 2019, it is expected that there will be 15,229 diagnoses of melanoma of the skin - close to one diagnosis every half hour
• Melanoma is the third most common cancer in Australian men, after prostate and colorectal cancer
• Melanoma is the third most common cancer in Australian women, after breast and colorectal cancer
• Melanoma is the most common cancer affecting 15 to 39-year-old Australians
• In 2019, it is predicted that there will be 1,726 deaths from melanoma of the skin - that is one Australian every FIVE hours

Tips for remembering your hat:

1. Put it on your daily bring to school check list
   
2. Buy a school hat from the school uniform shop and leave it in your school bag permanently (don't forget to label it!)
3. Stick a reminder in a common place at home.

Be sun smart - it might save your life.