Free Sunscreen Dispensers Unveiled Across Town Of Huntington

Huntington residents have no excuses for getting sunburn now that 16 free sunscreen dispensers have been installed across the Town.

Bonus: The initiative, sponsored entirely by Huntington Hospital-Northwell Health, uses no taxpayer funding.

The dispensers were installed last week at 14 locations across Town parks, beaches and golf courses. They will be monitored and refilled regularly.

Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci, Vice President of Operations at Huntington Hospital-Northwell Health Randy Howard and Chairman of Dermatology at Huntington Hospital Dr. Michael Dannenberg unveiled the SPF 30 dispensers on Friday at Crab Meadow Beach.

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“We are always looking for new ways to provide solutions without using taxpayer funding,” Lupinacci said in a press release. “Rest assured that if you visit a Town of Huntington beach and forget your sunscreen, we are now equipped with free sun protection at no cost to you – or the Town – thanks to Huntington Hospital-Northwell Health.”

Sunscreen dispenser locations include: Asharoken Beach, Breezy Park, Centerport Beach, Crab Meadow Beach (2 sunscreen dispensers), Crab Meadow Golf Course, Crescent Beach, Dix Hills Pool (and Dix Hills Golf Course when the pool is closed for the season), Elwood Park (Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Spray Park), Fleets Cove Beach, Gold Star Battalion Beach, Hobart Beach, Manor Field Park, West Neck Beach and Veterans Park.

Approximately 484 cases of skin cancer are reported yearly in Suffolk County; 48 Suffolk County residents die annually from the disease, the Town reports.

“Rates of skin cancer have been increasing over the past several decades,” Dannenberg said. “By applying sunscreen regularly while outside and wearing UV protective clothing, this disease becomes much more preventable.”

Image via TOH (l-r): Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Bill Musto; Director of Parks and Recreation Greg Wagner; Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci; Randy Howard, VP of Operations, Huntington Hospital; Dr. Michael Dannenberg, Chairman of Dermatology, Huntington Hospital. Huntington sunscreen dispenser graphic.