Every skin,
every tone,
every age,
counts.
Every Skin Counts is a volunteer-led initiative active in South Florida and South Africa, dedicated to advancing skin cancer prevention, education, early detection, and equitable access to skin protection through community outreach, partnerships, and policy advocacy.
OUR MISSION
Prevent.
Detect.
Protect.
We are committed to addressing disparities in skin cancer awareness and prevention, elevating underserved communities, and advocating for policies that make skin protection and early detection accessible to all. We believe that every skin tone deserves attention, every community deserves access to prevention, and every person of any age deserves the opportunity to detect skin cancer early.
1 in 5
Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.
5 Sunburns
dobules your risk of Melanoma.
WHERE WE WORK
Two communities.
One shared sun.
South Africa
Community outreach bringing education and awareness to support schools, townships, and rural clinics through multilingual resources.
South Florida
Multilingual resources, sunscreen drives, and awareness campaigns across Miami-Dade.
Our Pillars
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01 Community
Meeting people where they live, work, and play with prevention tools that fit into daily life through out Sunscreen dispenser initiative, our UV Index awareness campaign, Move For Melanoma, our Migrant Worker Initiative, and our school programming.
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02 Education
Education begins with access. Every Skin Counts creates trusted, culturally relevant educational resources that are shared through community partnerships and available in multiple languages, ensuring lifesaving skin cancer information reaches every community.
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03 Global Outreach
Direct programming with the communities historically left out of dermatologic care through our Township outreach program in South Africa.
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04 Innovation and Research
Partnering with the frontier of skin science to bring new tools to underserved communities first through partnerships with DermaSensor & SunPower.