Culture
The Case for Free Public Sunscreen
In a brilliant public health campaign, Boston and Miami installed sunscreen stations near parks, pools, and beaches.
We’ve grown accustomed to seeing hand sanitizer dispensers at restaurants and entrances to office buildings. Guests can help themselves to a squirt. Now, public health campaigns in Boston and Miami are applying that same model to sunscreen.
Boston’s program rolled out July 1 with 30 dispensers in locations such as the Boston Common and Christopher Columbus Park. Each dispenser is filled with SPF 30, according to a press release from the mayor’s office.