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Student-led · Sun safety

SPF is part of the uniform.

TheUVProject is a youth-led nonprofit protecting student athletes from preventable UV exposure — teaching sun-safe habits that stick, from freshman year through varsity and beyond.

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Our Mission

Closing the gap between performance and skin health.

TheUVProject is a youth-led nonprofit dedicated to protecting student athletes from preventable UV exposure by promoting lifelong sun-safe habits. Through student-led chapters, practical education, and partnerships with athletic programs, we make sun protection accessible, practical, and second nature for young athletes — on the field, the court, and the course.

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The Urgent Need for Sun Safety

Young athletes spend more time in the sun than almost anyone else on the field — and most aren't protected.

<25%
of student athletes wear sunscreen while practicing or competing
8x
the recommended UV exposure limit some outdoor athletes exceed during peak summer training
23
people die from melanoma every day in the U.S. — skin cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer of all
Sources: Skin Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes & Behaviors in Student Athletes · Ohio State University, via ScienceDaily · American Academy of Dermatology
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We're just getting started — build it with us.

TheUVProject is a brand-new organization. Every chapter and partnership right now shapes what this becomes.

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Coaches, athletic trainers, dermatologists, and sun-care brands: help us reach athletes who need this most.

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TheUVProject just launched — follow along as we sign our first chapters, run our first trainings, and figure this out one practice at a time.

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