Employees at Monument Health volunteer to conduct skin cancer screenings as part of Melanoma Monday [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – Having healthy skin and maintaining it is never a bad thing. Today was Melanoma Monday which is a national awareness program created by the American Academy of Dermatology to help encourage Americans to get a skin cancer screening.

To help spread awareness, Monument Health had patients come in for free skin cancer screenings. The organization had several employees volunteer to conduct screenings.

Monument Health physician Kristin Hockhousen says it’s a good idea for people to take care of their skin all year long. When outside, she recommends sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher and applying it every 2 hours.

It’s also recommended to wear a hat or sunglasses as skin cancer can develop on the eyelids.

Hockhousen says it’s vital for people to get regular skin cancer screenings.

“Over 1 in 5 Americans will actually have a skin cancer in their lifetime. Here …