Costa Rica Installs First Sun Meter to Combat Skin Cancer

Costa Rica Installs First Sun Meter to Cut Skin Cancer Risk

The College of Physicians and Surgeons installed the country’s first solmáforo at its Sabana Sur headquarters as a pilot project to promote daily protection against ultraviolet radiation. The device measures the UV index in real time and displays it through a five-color code set by the World Health Organization. Green signals low risk. Yellow, orange, […] The post Costa Rica Installs First Sun Meter to Cut Skin Cancer Risk appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Est...

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