November is a perfect time to start your home radon test!
Listen in to our Ask the Experts Q&A on RADON.
Do you have questions about radon? Listen in and hear how our experts answered them directly. Our panel included a medical professional, a radon researcher, a certified radon mitigation professional, and the manager of Radon Education and Awareness for Health Canada.
We will also provide the questions in written form and we will post them online here soon. Have more questions? You can still ask them here: Submit your radon questions
Here is the list of winners from our Ask the Experts Webinar draw:
- Lesley won an Airthings Wave from Airthings Canada
- Susan won an Airthings Wave from Radon Environmental
- Dave won an Airthings Wave from Radon Environmental
- Gordon won a Safety Siren Pro4 from Radon Detect
- Amy won a Safety Siren Pro4 from Radon Detect
- Jesse won a Airthings Corentium with Radtrack Long-term alpha track from Radon Care
- Gil won a Long-Term alpha track from Alphatracker
- Jerry won a Long-Term alpha track from Radon Controls
- Rhodora won a Long-Term alpha track from Radon Controls
- Marry Anne won a Long-Term alpha track from Radon Controls
- Alan won a Long-Term alpha track from Radon Controls
- David won a Long-Term alpha track from Radon Controls
- Andrew won a Long-Term alpha track from GoToRadon
- John won a Long-Term alpha track from GoToRadon
- Kali won a Long-Term alpha track from GoToRadon
- Ali won a Long-Term alpha track from GoToRadon
- Rebecca won a Long-Term alpha track from GoToRadon
- Andrew won a Long-Term alpha track from GoToRadon
- Roger won a Long-Term alpha track from AccuStar Canada
- LD won a Long-Term alpha track from AccuStar Canada
- Gerald won a Long-Term alpha track from AccuStar Canada
- Jay won a Long-Term alpha track from AccuStar Canada
- Anne won a Long-Term alpha track from AccuStar Canada
Prizes and support for this event provided by:
Our Experts:
Pierre Dubois – shares his story of learning how radon was connected to his lung cancer diagnosis
Jill Hubick, a nurse with the Saskatchewan Lung Association, talks about lung cancer and its health impact
Colin Dumais, radon mitigation professional with Radonwest – talks about how he reduces radon levels in homes and buildings
Kelley Bush manages Health Canada Radon Education and Awareness program, and talks about the government response at the national level and the development of the radon action program
Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, epidemiologist with SFU/CAREX
Moderated by: Pam Warkentin, Take Action on Radon and CARST/C-NRPP
Click here for full contest rules.
I live in an apartment, do I still need to test for radon? How do I open my radon detector? What does the number on my report mean for the health of my family? We’re planning to renovate our basement – should we test before or after the renos are done?
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Why? … Because when you test your home for radon, you’re investing in your future. Whether that future is the travel plans you’ve made for retirement, being present to play with your grand-kids, or all the milestones along the way. When you test your home for radon, you’re planning to avoid the entirely preventable lung cancer that’s caused by radon exposure.
Unlike other household dangers like carbon monoxide, radon doesn’t affect our health right away. Due to the long latency period of lung cancer, the health effects from long-term exposure to high radon levels are only likely to be felt years down the road.
Why is Latency important?
Unlike other household dangers like carbon monoxide, radon doesn’t affect our health right away. Due to the long latency period of lung cancer, the health effects from long-term exposure to high radon levels are only likely to be felt years down the road.
That time delay doesn’t make testing for radon any less important. After all, think of all the other ways we invest in our future: whether it’s making healthy decisions every day, healthy eating choices; being active; retirement savings, education plans; even a daily multi-vitamin is only effective when taken long-term. No matter what our plans for the future might include, they’re nothing without the health to enjoy them.
So this November, think about it: ”Why do you Plan to be Here?”.
Click here to buy a radon test kit, and put those plans into action!
Share on social media to spread the word about preventing radon-related lung cancer and why you #PlanToBeHere for your future.
Are you a radon stakeholder and want some resources for this year’s campaign? Find resources here.
