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Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition - July 2006 Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition - Feb. 2006 Comparitive U.S. Cancer Death Rates in 2004 Julia Harris: Radon-Induced Lung Cancer Victim (streaming video) A Drop in the Bucket: Radon Victims Speak Out (streaming video) Breathing Easy: What Home Buyers and Sellers Should Know About Radon (streaming video) Radon in Alabama, 1998 (ADPH publication) (PDF) Radon: Essential Resources (Extension Communications) New!! Protecting People and Families from Radon: A Federal Action Plan for Saving Lives Dr. Oz -A Danger in your Home 2012 National Radon Poster Contest
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Radon Program Fact Sheets
Introduction to Radon (PDF) Key Messages About Radon in Alabama (PDF) Basic Radon Facts (PDF) Dispelling Some Common Radon Myths (PDF)	Why Radon Should Not Be A Deal Breaker In Real Estate Sales (PDF) HUD Radon Fact Sheet (PDF)
National Organization Links
U.S. EPA Radon Information Green Scene (video) Health Risks Risk assessment Consumer information during National Radon Action Month News release - Radon second only to cigarette smoking in causing lung cancer News release - Simple Radon Test Can Help Prevent Lung Cancer News release - Radon Causes 100 Times More Deaths than Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Who can test or fix your home? Radon and Real Estate Radon-Resistant New Construction U.S. EPA Radon publications A Citizen's Guide to Radon Building Radon Out (PDF) A Physician's Guide to Radon (PDF) U.S. EPA Links - Kids, Students, Teachers U.S. Department of the Interior/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) State of Alabama Geological Survey	Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Radon in Drinking Water Regulations: A Brief History (PDF) Alabama's Program Highlighted Technical Information Presented at the 2003 National Radon Meeting Technical Information Presented at the 2004 National Radon Meeting Newsletter 02/10/04 (PDF) Newsletter 10/01/03 (PDF) American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists, Inc. (AARST) National Safety Council Radon Homepage (NSC) CanSAR: Cancer Survivors Against Radon Press Release: Survivors of Radon-Induced Lung Cancer Speak Out World Health Organization WHO launches project to minimize risks of radon
Medical Links
Residential Radon and Lung Cancer Case-Control Study, University of Iowa Radon: What You Can't See Can Hurt You(PDF) Virtual Hospital RadonNews.org Radon Risk Research Papers (provided by AARST) Radon Question and Answer Page, National Cancer Institute American Lung Association Search for "Radon" What is Radon? Information on Radon	American Cancer Society Search for "Radon" Radon Risk for Lung Cancer Back in the Spotlight A Physician's Guide to Radon (PDF) Health Effects of Exposure to Radon: BEIR VI Radon Occurrence and Health Risk National Safety Council Radon Factsheet (NSC) Cancer Answers.com - Small Cell Cancer Journal on Landmark Radon Exposure, University of Iowa Medline Plus
Other State Radon Programs
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection How Radon Became An Issue (PDF) Radon is Everywhere kids video The Minnesota Radon Project Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment New York State Department of Health New York State Attorney General NJ DEP Radon Section Ohio State University's Extension Radon Fact Sheet Montana State University Extension-Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes Illinois Emergency Management Agency South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Wyoming Department of Health	Kentucky Division for Air Quality Washington State Department of Health Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Ohio Department of Health Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Minnesota Department of Health Nevada Radon Education Program New Mexico Environment Department North Dakota Department of Health
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