Melanoma Education Foundation

Founded in 1999, Melanoma Education Foundation is a charity based in Peabody, United States working on health, education.

The Melanoma Education Foundation is a non-profit based in Peabody, Massachusetts, devoted to saving lives from melanoma, a common skin cancer that can be fatal if not detected early. It was founded in 1999 by a father after his son died of melanoma, and was incorporated as a 501 non-profit in Massachusetts in 2000. The foundation focuses on education rather than research. Its main activity is the SkinCheck class, a single-session melanoma education programme adopted by high schools and middle schools across the United States and Canada, and it provides teacher training and student videos. It also gives virtual melanoma presentations to Rotary Clubs in the US and Canada and runs a New York City Marathon charity fundraising programme. Its stated mission is to inspire people to build lifelong habits of self-detection and prevention of skin cancer, with a vision of a melanoma-free world through education. The foundation states that its services are educational only and do not replace professional medical care.