'Radon exposure' presentation slideshows

Kent J. Blanke D.O. FACOS

Kent J. Blanke D.O. FACOS Bronchogenic Carcinoma My Rules For Lung Masses I am taught to think the worst. Any lung mass is cancer until proven otherwise!! Epidemiology Etiology/risk factors Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Staging Management Surgical Management Prevention

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R. William Field, Ph.D., M.S. Associate Professor

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Bias in Clinical Research: Measurement Bias

Bias in Clinical Research: Measurement Bias. Measurement bias in descriptive studies Measurement bias in analytic studies Misclassification of dichotomous exposure & outcome variables non-differential misclassification differential misclassification magnitude and direction of bias

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Public Health Policy for the Testing of Radon in Montana Schools

Public Health Policy for the Testing of Radon in Montana Schools. Veronica J Champer MN, FNP-BC Laura S Larsson PhD, MPH, RN. Background. EPA estimated more than 70,000 classrooms nationwide are at risk for radon exposure with one in five classrooms in use above the recommended action level

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DEBORAH T. ESAN BNSc (Nursing); MPH

RADON RISK AWARENESS AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERISTY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA. DEBORAH T. ESAN BNSc (Nursing); MPH. Outline. Introduction Methodology(Material and Methods) Result Discussion Conclusions References. INTRODUCTION.

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Radon and Radon Mitigation Issues in Wyoming

Radon and Radon Mitigation Issues in Wyoming. Dragan Skropanic PUBH 8165 Section 01 Prof. R. Heick April 24, 2010. For whom is this written?. Elected and appointed public officials in the state of Wyoming Insurance agents General public. Goals. What is radon?

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Asbestos and Radon Exposure in Macon

Asbestos and Radon Exposure in Macon. By Andrew Hammett Kristina Deer Rachel Revis. Outline. Asbestos Around Us What is asbestos? The Problem Potential Health Effects Exposure Regulation and Reduction Radon Radiation What is Radon? The Problem Potential Health Effects

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On radon surveys: design and data interpretation

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Radon in Lithuania

Radon in Lithuania. Ms. RITA SKETERSKIEN ?, HEAD DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF LITHUANIA REPUBLIC. Policy on radiation protection in Lithuania. Radiation Protection Law, 1999, new Edition in 2018

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Philip P. Jalbert Radon Team Leader Indoor Environments Division

Building Momentum, Doubling Results Tuesday, September 11 th 2007. Philip P. Jalbert Radon Team Leader Indoor Environments Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 202.343.9431, jalbert.philip@epa.gov. 1-1. Example of a State Goal. Illinois. 1,160 lives as risk.

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Canadian National Radon Program

The National Radon Program A Continuing Success Story in Canada Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada IRPA-13, Glasgow, 2012. Canadian National Radon Program.

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Lung Cancer 101

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Protect Yourself and Your Family from Radon

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. If you smoke and live in a home with high radon levels, you increase your risk of developing lung cancer. Having your home tested is the only effective way to determine whether you and your family are at risk of high radon exposure.

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Protect yourself and your family from radon- PDF

Having your home tested is the only effective way to determine whether you and your family are at risk of high radon exposure.

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Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster

Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster. HSE/RPII Joint Position on Radon. Background Joint Position Paper Recommendations. Background. RPII/HSE Memorandum of Understanding 2007 Agreement to work together on areas of mutual interest including radon as a public health hazard

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Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster

Ann Marie Part Area Chief EHO HSE Dublin Mid- Leinster. HSE/RPII Joint Position on Radon. Background Joint Position Paper Recommendations. Background. RPII/HSE Memorandum of Understanding 2007 Agreement to work together on areas of mutual interest including radon as a public health hazard

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~ Draft Estimate ~ State Radon-related Lung Cancer Deaths

~ Draft Estimate ~ State Radon-related Lung Cancer Deaths. These are unofficial preliminary draft estimates, and modest changes are likely as EPA refines the data and methodology. These estimates will be updated periodically.

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EPA News Radon Press Release: January is National Radon Acti

(1888PressRelease) The winter months trap us indoors, but could the air in your home be killing you? The Environmental Protection Agency sends a strong message about one of America's leading in-home killers: Radon. January has been designated "National Radon Action Month" to promote awareness of this cancer-causing gas. "All homes should be tested," states Radon Specialist James Gelina of Air Quality Control Agency

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January 2015 is National Radon Action Month.

(1888 PressRelease) January is National Radon Action Month. Approximately 21,000 Americans lives are claimed each year from lung cancer due to radon. One in 15 homes contains high levels of radon. The American Lung Association, Centers for Disease Control and National Cancer Institute are in agreement that radon is a worldwide health problem and encourage radon testing during the "National Radon Action Month".

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