# Partner **survey (**  **for pretesting )** 

EPA would like to evaluate your experience with teaching the SunWise Program. Can you kindly take a few minutes to answer the following questions? Your answers will go a long way toward helping us improve SunWise. Information collection via this form is authorized by OMB Control No. 2060 - 0439. required item optional item 

## About You To establish that you are a partner registered with the SunWise Program, **please enter** : Your Name: Your Organization : 

## Your Participation in SunWise **Please select:** Did you teach SunWise activities to any children this past year (2010)?

Yes Please estimate how many children received SunWise teaching: What ages did you teach : How much activity time was spent on SunWise: (total minutes per year) No In the interest of improving SunWise, can you tell us why not? Skip to the Suggestions section How do you typically use the SunWise resources?
How many years have you been teaching the SunWise Program? Do you plan on teaching SunWise next year? Yes No If not, why not? Did you order or download any SunWise resources besides the Tool Kit activities?Yes No

If so, which ones? Were you aware of the “Don’t Fry Day” Pledge this past year? Yes No If yes, did you take the “Don’t Fry Day” Pledge this past year? Yes No And i f yes, which activities did you participate in for your pledge? (check all that apply) a. Taught at least one SunWise activity during Spring/Summer. b. Included the UV Index forecast or a sun safety tip in daily announcements. c. Other. Please describe: 

## I. Overall Satisfaction **:** 1. Please rank the **children's** overall satisfaction with the SunWise program. Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least satisfied and 5 being the most satisfied. Least Satisfied Most Satisfied

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2. Please rank **your** overall satisfaction with the SunWise program. Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least satisfied and 5 being the most satisfied. Least Satisfied Most Satisfied

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## II. Cross**- Curricular Lessons (SunWise Tool Kit)**  3. Overall the instructional level of the Tool Kit was:Too easy About right Too advanced

4. Please indicate how many activities you completed in each of the following subject area in the past year: Science 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Mathematics 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Physical Education 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ English 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Social Studies 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Health 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+
5. What were the children's two favorite activities? 1: 2:
6. Do you think that the SunWise Tool Kit help **children** learn how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun? Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least helpful and 5 being the most helpful. Not helpful Very helpful

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7. Did the SunWise Tool Kit help **you** learn about the risk of overexposure to the sun? Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least helpful and 5 being the most helpful. Not helpful Very helpful1 2 3 4 5

8. How many other members of your organization did you share your materials with?
1 2 3 4 5 5+ 9. To the best of your knowledge, how many members of your organization are currently using the SunWise curriculum?
1 2 3 4 5 5+ 10. Would you recommend the SunWise Tool Kit to other staff? Yes No 

## III. UV Index/Frisbee Use 11. Did you use the SunWise Web site with children to gather and/or input UV Index data? Yes No
12. Was the UV Frisbee an effective teaching tool? Yes No I did not use the UV Frisbee Please describe: 

## IV. Infrastructure Enhancements 13. Did you organize any organization - wide sun safety activities (out of the classroom)? Yes No If yes, please describe:14. Please indicate if any of your organization’s policies changed as a result of your efforts with SunWise.

(Check all that apply.) **Before SunWise?**  **After**

**SunWise?** a. Were notes about sunscreen sent home to parents ? b. Was sunscreen available at your organization ? c. Were more shade structures added at your facility/community ? d. Were more trees added at your facility/community ? e. Was a n organization - wide sun safety policy formalized? f. Were announcements about sun protection made (e.g., on sunny days or before field trips)? 15. What challenges have you experienced in trying to change sun safety policies at your organization ? (Check all that apply.) a. Organization does not allow the use of sunscree n. b. Children use sunscreen inappropriately (e.g., smear it on surfaces). c. Children cannot afford sunscreen. d. There is not enou gh time to apply sunscreen to all children . e. Children are not allowed to wear hats. f. Shade structures are too expensive. g. Other (please describe) :

16. Since teaching the SunWise Program, have you talked to your family or friends about being sun safe more often? Yes No 

## V. **Suggestions** 17. What information, materials, or resources would you suggest we add, delete or change?18. Have you developed any enhancement activities/lessons for use with SunWise that you would be willing to

share? Yes No If yes, please describe


## VI. Future Participation 19. Would you like to continue your participation in SunWise for the next year? (You automatica lly stay enrolled in SunWise, and you do not need to re - register.) Yes No
20. How receptive would you be to new units on: **Not very receptive Somewhat receptive**  **Very receptive** a. Da ngers of tanning beds? b. Helping children resist need for tanning? c. Educating parents about sun protection?
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## Available online at https://cfpub.epa.gov/sunwise/index.cfm?do=data.edsurvey