NEW YORK (April 17, 2025) — After raising $500,000 for a new RV with its Save Destination Healthy Skin campaign, The Skin Cancer Foundation is bringing this lifesaving program to communities around the U.S. once more. The Foundation kicks off its 2025 mobile education and screening program on Monday, April 21, in Schaumberg, Illinois. It will then head to New York City for Melanoma Monday on May 5, and will be parked outside The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Champions for Change Gala on Wednesday, May 14. The Destination Healthy Skin RV will then travel approximately 10,000 miles over the next six months, making its way around the country before returning to its winter home in Illinois. The Foundation will host Destination Healthy Skin events in approximately 30 cities this year.
“After the successful conclusion of our Save Destination Healthy Skin fundraising campaign, we are thrilled to be able to get this program back on the road in 2025,” says Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, president of The Skin Cancer Foundation. “The Foundation’s efforts to educate the public about skin cancer and early detection are as vital as ever, and the Destination Healthy Skin program supports communities nationwide. We’re so grateful to all of our supporters who contributed to the campaign and helped us keep this program alive.”
Inside the Destination Healthy Skin RV, local volunteer dermatologists provide free full-body skin cancer screenings in private exam rooms. Participants receive information about skin cancer warning signs and proper sun protection as well as product samples. The new Destination Healthy Skin RV is equipped with a wheelchair lift for greater accessibility and bigger shade structures to protect people in line. It is also fuel-efficient and roomier than its predecessor, with more space for participants in the waiting room and for storing educational materials.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and incidence continues to rise. It’s estimated that the number of new melanoma cases diagnosed in 2025 will increase by 5.9 percent. When skin cancers are found and removed early, though, they are treatable and often curable. The estimated five-year survival rate for patients whose melanoma is detected early is about 99 percent in the U.S. That is why The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends that everyone visit a dermatologist at least once a year for a professional skin exam, in addition to practicing monthly head-to-toe self-exams.
A full list of 2025 events is available at DestinationHealthySkin.org. Check back frequently for event updates.
The 2025 Destination Healthy Skin program is made possible in part by generous support from EltaMD Skin Care, Jergens Natural Glow, Merck & Co., Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb, Castle Biosciences, dsm-firmenich, Sun Bum and The Lynne Waxman Foundation. The new RV’s exterior wrap and UV-protective window tint were provided by Avery Dennison and installed by Chicago Wrap, and its extendable awning was provided by Sunbrella.
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About The Skin Cancer Foundation
The Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, saves and improves lives by empowering people to take a proactive approach to daily sun protection and the early detection and treatment of skin cancer. The Foundation delivers public education programs, provides patients with guidance and reassurance, engages medical professionals, awards research grants and leads advocacy campaigns that call for policy changes. As a service to consumers, the SCF grants its industry-recognized Seal of Recommendation to products that meet its criteria for safe and effective sun protection. The SCF also operates Destination Healthy Skin, a program that works with local dermatologists in communities around the U.S. to provide free skin cancer screenings and education to those in need. Since its inception in 1979, the Foundation has recommended regular skin exams and following a complete sun protection strategy that includes seeking shade, using sunscreen daily and covering up with clothing, hats and sunglasses. SkinCancer.org.
Contact:
Ali Venosa
Marketing Communications Manager, The Skin Cancer Foundation
646.583.7979; avenosa@skincancer.org