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Article: Making the outdoors safer for communities: AAD announces 2007 shade structure grant recipients.(SKIN CANCER UPDATE)(American Academy of Dermatology )
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- Dermatology Nursing
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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The most popular place on the local playground or playing field isn't always the slide, the swings or the bleachers ... it's often that small bit of shade being provided by a tree or the awning of a building where people can seek relief from the heat and the damaging rays of the sun. To assist organizations in creating sun-safe outdoor areas, the American Academy of Dermatology announces the recipients of its 2007 shade structure grants.
In 2007, 37 shade structures will be installed in locations across the country. Each structure will be used by more than 17,750 individuals every day. The recipients of the 2007 shade structure grants are:
* Borton ...