Bringing awareness to radon dangers
The Florida Department of Health highlighted National Radon Action Month in January with the announcement of the winners of the 2019 Florida Radon Poster Contest.
First place was awarded to Arina Mubarakshina, “Unsuspecting Victim.”
Second place went to Emma Ortiz’s “Radon Has No Upside.”
Ava Nash, “Safe Home, Safe Life” won third place; and honorable mention was for Lily Shahid’s “Radon Possesses Your Lungs.”
Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas that cannot be seen, smelled or touched.
Radon in indoor air causes an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year, and is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States after smoking.
For information on how to test your home for radon, visit Radon.FloridaHealth.gov.
New dental chair
The Department of Health Pasco Dental Program received a new dental operatory chair at the Cox Dental Clinic in Dade City.
The chair replaced a 20-year-old chair that was previously at the dental clinic, which was located at Cox Elementary School, and will aid in providing dental treatment for students at the Title 1 elementary school, and surrounding schools.
The new chair was purchased using Pasco County Special Project Funding, and cost $11,676.
