PSA: Radon in WNC

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This PSA was produced by Andrew Rainey of the NC Center for Health & Wellness with content support from the NCDHHS. Featured voices include Gabriella Zazofsky and Andrew Rainey. Featured music includes changes to Trailmaker by the Blue Dot Sessions, found on the FreeMusicArchive under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) 

This PSA was developed by the WNC Health Policy Initiative in consultation with people and organizations with connections to the health of people of Western North Carolina. Individual or organizational opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations are those of the relevant author(s)/interviewee(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the WNC Health Policy Initiative or its host institutions of the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA), Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) or our funders.

Transcript:

From the mountains to the cities, to our own backyards, Western North Carolina is our home. But did you know that a gas found in the ground may put you at risk for lung cancer?

Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas found in North Carolina’s ground. Long-term exposure to radon has been linked to increases in lung cancer. And if you are or ever have been a tobacco smoker, the U.S. EPA reports that your risk for radon-induced lung cancer increases by 10 times. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that children are twice as susceptible as adults.

Testing the amount of radon in your home can tell you about your risk. Learn more about radon and how to get your radon test kit by visiting radon.ncdhhs.gov.

To learn more about public health issues facing WNC, please visit the WNC Health Policy Initative website at wnchealthpolicy.org