Radon gas exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Canada after smoking and is estimated to cause over 3,000 deaths per year - which is more than motor vehicle collisions (~2,200 deaths…
Join us for a FREE webinar for your chance to chat with the radon experts about testing and mitigation!
With special guests:
Andrew Greene – Saskatchewan Roughrider Alumnus
Adam Bighill – Winnipeg…
Public health professionals often find radon a challenging exposure to address, mostly because it is up to home owners to decide if they want to test. This issue is compounded by the fact that the…
Public libraries are evolving, lending out more than just books and acting as hubs for innovative programming. One example in Canada is the rise of radon “Lending Library” programs that connect…
Presented by:
David McVea, Public Health Physician, Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
Jeffrey Trieu, Epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control
Indoor radon is an…
Radon is a lung cancer risk. Health Canada’s National Radon Program with the assistance of many great stakeholder partnerships have steadily increased awareness about the health impacts, how to test…
In the past six months, the NCCEH has had the opportunity to reflect on the common goals of public health and a valuable but under-recognized community partner: public libraries. Public libraries are…