MUSCATINE, IA – January 2017 – In honor of Radon Action Month, Dr. Suneel Parvathareddy will lead a discussion on radon awareness on Thursday, January 19 at 6:00 pm. The workshop will be held at First Presbyterian Church (401 Iowa Avenue, Muscatine) in the Gathering Room located on the 2nd floor. Please use the 4th Street entrance.
Dr. Parvathareddy is a Hospitalist with UnityPoint Health – Trinity Muscatine and Medical Director with the Muscatine Department of Public Health.
A limited number of radon test kits will be available at no cost to eligible attendees.
According to the Iowa Radon Coaliton,7 in 10 homes in Iowa contain radon concentrations above the US EPS’s radon action level of 4 picoCuries/Liter (pCI/L). This leads to an estimated 400 radon-induced lung cancer deaths per year.
Additional test kits will be available on a first come, first serve basis by visiting our Muscatine office (3rd floor of Senior Resources, 1808 Mulberry Avenue, parking in rear) on Thursdays in January between noon and 2:00 pm.
Test Kit Eligibility:
• Only one kit per household.
• Homes must not have been tested for radon in the past two years.
• Homes with passive or active mitigation systems are allowed to test if no testing has occurred in the past two years.
• All participants must live in Iowa.
For more details and to register for the workshop, please call Gilda’s Club at 563-326-7504 or email gc@gildasclubqc.org.
About Gilda’s Club
Free of charge, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities provides support, education and hope to all people affected by cancer. As a Cancer Support Community affiliate, we are part of the largest employer of psychosocial oncology mental health professionals in the United States. Our global network brings the highest quality cancer support to the millions of people touched by cancer.
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