iii Shade Planning for America’s Schools TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL?.....................................................................1 Why Should Schools Care About Skin Cancer?....................................................1 Why Shade? ..........................................................................................................2 What Are the Additional Benefits of Shade?..........................................................2 Who Should Read This Manual? ...........................................................................3 How Can This Manual Be Used? ..........................................................................3 CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS UV RADIATION?................................................................................................5 What Are the Factors That Affect UV Radiation Levels?.......................................5 What Are Direct and Indirect UV Radiation? .........................................................6 How Is UV Radiation Measured? ..........................................................................7 What Are the Health Effects of Exposure to UV Radiation?..................................7 Where Can I Find More Information? ....................................................................9 INFORMATION ON SKIN CANCER AND ITS PREVENTION.................................................10 SUN SAFETY CURRICULA................................................................................................11 CHAPTER TWO STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING SHADE...............................................................................13 Solid Roof Structures ...........................................................................................13 Shade Cloth Structures........................................................................................14 Natural Shade ......................................................................................................15 Where Can I Find More Information? ..................................................................16 WILDLIFE HABITAT CREATION.........................................................................................17 RESOURCES FOR NATURAL SHADE SOLUTIONS..............................................................18 RESOURCES FOR FABRIC STRUCTURES...........................................................................19 CHAPTER THREE PLANNING FOR SHADE.....................................................................................................21 The Shade Planning Team ..................................................................................21 The Shade Audit ..................................................................................................21 Shade Design ......................................................................................................24 Funding ................................................................................................................24 Where Can I Find More Information? ..................................................................24 RESOURCES FOR SHADE PLANNING TEAMS ...................................................................25 CHAPTER FOUR CASE STUDIES.................................................................................................................26 Collier County, Florida..........................................................................................26 Pinellas County, Florida .......................................................................................29 The SHADE Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SunWise School Program.............................................................................31
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