Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on February 10, 2017 When I was about seven years old I recall my mother getting very upset upon breaking a thermometer. On her knees and chasing shiny globules of mercury across the kitchen floor,…
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Media Release Nov 09 2016 On Monday, November 7, 2016 the webinar linked below was hosted by the Canadian Child Care Federation and the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment. Speakers included: Kelley Bush, Head, Radon Education and Awareness, Health Canada Kathleen…
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Media Release Seven in 10 living in homes with high radon levels are ignoring dangerous radioactivity, new survey shows Joint media release of Take Action on Radon, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program, Scout Environmental, and the Ontario Lung Association Toronto – More…
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Media Release CELA has written to all federal MPs seeking their support for a radon mitigation tax credit. We continue to place a high priority on radon, a proven cause of lung cancer with many people directly affected or at risk. Radon…
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Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on October 25, 2016 Over 600,000 homes across Canada are estimated to have above-guideline radon levels. That’s a lot of houses where lung cancer risk is elevated. It turns out many of those homes are…
Title: Including Healthy Housing within the National Housing Strategy Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: CPCHE-re-National-Housing-Strategy # of Pages: 6 Date authored: October 21, 2016 Author/s: Erica Phipps Author Organization: on behalf of the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health…
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