The Silent Killer: Radon Exposure and Your Health
The next installment of the Department of Environmental Health’s Youtube “Your Health” Series:
The Silent Killer: Radon Exposure and Your Health
Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1pm EST
Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardChanEnvHealth/streams
Radon, a common radioactive indoor air pollutant, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. A recent study by researchers in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that over 83 million people are living in residences with radon concentrations at levels over 148 Bq/m3 (the level at which the U.S. EPA recommends homes be fixed). Join us for this expert Q&A to learn about the impacts of radon exposure to your family’s health, and how to reduce your risks.
- Moderated by Petros Koutrakis, PhD, Professor of Environmental Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Featured Panelists:
- Longxiang Li, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Ernani F. Choma, PhD, Research Scientist, Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Tina M. Banzon, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Jane Malone, National Policy Director, Indoor Environments Association
- Stacy R. Stanifer, PhD, APRN, AOCNS, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing; Radon Policy Program Director, BREATHE
- Shawn Price, Director of Laboratory Operations, RadonAway
- Matthew Bozigar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Oregon State University
If you have questions for the experts in advance of the event, you tweet your questions to: @harvardenvhlth using the hashtag #radonQs.