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Senator Reed visited the Coventry Summer Recreation Program to learn about their innovative efforts to instill safe sun practices in campers at a young age.

The summer camp run by the Coventry Recreation Department has implemented a successful skin cancer prevention program that encourages campers to properly apply and re-apply sunscreen every two hours between 10:00 a.m. and 3 p.m., and throughout the day as needed.

Skin Cancer is the most common form of cancer, with more than 3.5 million skin cancers in over 2 million people diagnosed annually.  Reed has made skin cancer prevention efforts a priority in Congress.