The "Top Ten" Reasons Radon Is a Major
Environmental Health Risk
Speaker: R. William Field, MS, PhD
Associate
Professor, Dept of Occupational and Environmental Health
Department
of Epidemiology, College
of Public Health
University
of Iowa, Iowa
City, IA
Level of Knowledge: Multi-Level
Abstract:
EPA estimates that prolonged residential radon exposure is
responsible for over 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the U.S.
However, radon has many characteristics that reduce the perceived risk. The talk focuses on the “Top Ten” reasons why
radon is a major environmental health risk. The presentation is constructed so
that attendees can download the presentation from the Web and modify it for use
in public health outreach within their local communities.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify
the major reasons people should take action to reduce radon exposure
- Describe
the scientific evidence supporting the fact that radon is a major
environmental carcinogen
- Present a similar talk in
your community using a modified version of the presentation slides, which are
available on the Web for download at www.cheec.uiowa.edu/misc/Webtop10.ppt