Free ‘skin check’ screenings to be available at Rhode Island beaches

(WLNE)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Brown Dermatology, and partners statewide will be making free skin cancer screenings available at select Rhode Island parks and beaches on five dates. 

According to a release, all screenings will be private and provided by dermatologists and dermatology residents affiliated with Brown Dermatology.

The first 100 people at each event will be screened.

People who require follow-up will be referred for dermatology consults.

People are asked to wear bathing suits or clothing that can easily be removed to reveal the areas of skin that they would like checked.  
                                                 
Free Cancer Screenings Dates and Locations are listed below: 

Friday, July 12 

Scarborough Beach North, Narragansett 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

 Saturday, July 20 

Roger Wheeler State Park, Narragansett 

11:00 AM – 1:00 p.m.

Friday, August 2 

Scarborough State Beach North, Narragansett 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Friday, August 9 

Easton’s Beach, Newport 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 17 

Lincoln Woods State Park, Lincoln 

11:00 AM – 1:00 p.m.

More information on skin checks can be found here. 

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