08.17.06
A team of Denver dermatologist volunteers from the Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) launched an educational campaign, “Families Play Safe in the Sun.” The three day, family-oriented outreach at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, served as the sixth leg of a 15-city, 3-year campaign made possible by a $1 million grant from the 3M Foundation. The WDS volunteer effort aims to educate people of all ages about sun safety, in view of the fact that excessive cumulative sun exposure is the primary cause of skin cancer. A group of WDS volunteers from