Medical books and journals can be confusing if not downright scary. The information in them can be depressing and troubling, and the language difficult to comprehend. Information is power in your journey as a cancer survivor, and the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults is excited to inform you of several useful tools and programs that can be very helpful in your battle against cancer.
{LIVESTRONG at SCHOOLS}
In partnerships with the Lance Armstrong Foundtion, the UCF is excited to share with you LIVESTRONG at School! The Lance Armstrong Foundation believes that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. LIVESTRONG at School can help you to fundamentally change the way your students think about cancer. Learn more at www.livestrong.org/school
Each lesson features:
- a summary of the lesson
- student learning objectives
- academic standards met by the lesson (These standards were developed by the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory, McREL, after consulting 116 national and state level documents that address standards in various domains)
- resources needed to teach the lesson
- quick and easy links to teacher sheets, worksheets and videos
- a check for understanding to help assess what students have learned
- extension activities that allow additional learning on each topic
- facts about incidence, prevention and treatment of cancer and ideas for how to support people with cancer
{UCF Ban the Burn - high school skin cancer curriculum}
As part of our community education initiative, the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults educates high school students about the importance of protecting themselves from harmful sun rays. We provide health teachers with a Ban the Burn handbook complete with transparencies, handouts, a lesson plan, and a video. Through our program, students learn the basics of skin cancer, sun exposure, risk factors, and prevention.
Each Ban the Burn kit contains a video featuring UCF’s president and founder Doug Ulman. A two time melanoma survivor, Doug speaks of his own experience as a young adult with skin cancer. His story enables students overcome any false senses of invincibility to proactively protect themselves from sun exposure. This, in turn, fosters student discussion of personal stories, opinions, and views on such topics as tanning and societal influence. Students compare their perceptions of sun rays and skin cancer before watching Doug’s video with their new perspective gained from listening to Doug’s experience with melanoma.
Additionally, students gain an understanding of the types of sun rays, the biology of skin, and how sun damage occurs. Our student guide and transparencies present this information in a direct and easy to understand manner. With the knowledge of the what and how of skin cancer, students appreciate the critical need for protection. The mystery unravels and the dangers associated with sun exposure become clear.
By combining our educational resources with those of schools, we reach the broadest possible young adult audience in our community, furnishing students with tools to help fight skin cancer. These individuals will not only practice effective protection and prevention, but also share their learning with family and friends, widening the circle of knowledge and strengthening the fight against skin cancer.