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Health Alerts > 9/30/09 Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids

 

Topic:  Not H1N1  -- Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids

 

Take the following quiz

1.  More is known about the health risk of radon exposure to humans than about most other human carcinogens.  (True or false)

2.  Enough data exists to be able to say with certainty that thousands of preventable lung cancer deaths annually in the United States are attributable to indoor residential exposure to radon.  (True or false)

3.  In the past 12 months among adults with current asthma, what percentage experienced an asthma episode or attack?

a. 20%                    b. 50%                          c. 75%                          d. All right, now you are just guessing

4.  What percentage had not had a routine checkup for asthma?

a. 20%                    b. 40%                          c. Still guessing

5.  How many children were diagnosed with lead poisoning in Allen County in 2008?

a. 50                       b. 75                             c. 120

 

Answer Key:  1 (T) 2 (T) 3 (b) 4 (b) 5 (c, actually 119))

If you scored less than 90%, either you can attend the learning seminar below to learn about these issues or you can go the websites listed below.   However, be forewarned, these are government documents with very small print ….

http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/physic.html#HR2      http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/IndianaAsthmaBurden__3-2008.pdf

Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids

DATE:   Tuesday, October 6, 2009  LOCATION:    Parkview Corporate Office Auditorium – 10501 Corporate Drive, Fort Wayne

TIME:                5:30-6p  - Registration/dinner

                        6p- 6:30p – Asthma Triggers in the Home

                        6:30p-7p – Assessment & Tx Recommendations for Children w/ Asthma                                        7p-7:15p – What Can the Asthma Coalition Do for You?                   

7:15-7:20p What is the Healthy Homes Program

7:20- 7:40p Break

                        7:40p-8:10p The Health Hazards of Radon

                        8:10p-8:20p Our Local Radon Program

8:20p-9:20p – The Impact of Childhood Lead Poisoning on Children’s Cognition, Development, Social/Behavioral Progress and School Success

 

                                                                                                                                               

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City                                                      State                            Zip                    Phone

 

Send Registration Form To:                             Fax Registration Form To:

Parkview Hospital, ATTN:  Warren Wilhelm          Warren Wilhelm

2200 Randallia Drive                                           (260) 373-4432

Fort Wayne, IN 46805               

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