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It's Heat Safety Week! Check out this new toolkit from the Alliance for Heat Resilience and Health: https://ow.ly/hKot50Z2WLr.

Alliance for Heat Resilience and Health (AHRH) - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH) The Alliance for Heat Resilience and Health is a network of organizations committed to national policy efforts to protect communities from the devastating health harms of extreme heat.

There are actions we can take to make seasonal allergies less severe. During allergy season, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation (AAFA) recommends checking pollen counts daily and taking steps to block pollen from getting into your home. AAFA’s Healthier Home Checklist gives a room-by-room guide to improving indoor air quality: https://ow.ly/xvMz50YKCKU.

Want to know the pollen and mold counts for where you live? The National Allergy Bureau has a map of stations that monitor these levels across the country: https://pollen.aaaai.org/ #/. You can sign up for email alerts that will tell you when levels change.

Do your seasonal allergies seem worse than normal? It’s likely they are. A warmer, earlier spring means that plants have more time to grow and release pollen. A longer growing season equals a longer allergy season. Check out Climate Central’s resources on this topic: https://ow.ly/kIph50YKCtM

You may not win an award for being the most romantic, but a radon test is definitely a gift that shows love. It’s an important step in protecting your family’s health from the dangers of radon and lung cancer. Test kits can be purchased online, at a local hardware store or from the American Lung Association.
Link: https://action.lung.org/site/Ecommerce?store_id=34304

Help raise awareness about radon! Oregon Radon Awareness Program has information about radon testing and prevention.
Website: www.healthoregon.org/radon

National Radon Action Month is almost over, but you can test radon at any time of the year.

Did you test your home and find high levels of radon? Next step, is to install a radon reduction system to protect your household from further exposure. The Oregon Radon Awareness Program has a list of certified radon professionals to contact.
Website: https://ow.ly/Lzjo50XGxsJ

Oregon Radon Awareness Program uses radon data to inform public health planning, leading to healthier communities! Visit the Oregon Radon Awareness website to explore the Radon ZIP code map learn what radon risk your ZIP code is. Radon Risk Map https://ow.ly/SpXU50XGxn9

Hear from Clare Lewis, a nonsmoker, stage 4 lung cancer survivor and Oregonian about discovering she had high radon levels in her home.

Read the full story: https://ow.ly/8nE650XGxiL.

Lung cancer survivor speaks out about the dangers of radon: “I don’t want this to happen to anybody else.” : Oregon Health News Blog Clare Lewis, a nonsmoker, survived stage 4 lung cancer after discovering her home had extremely high levels of radon gas. In January 2023, then 65-year-old Clare Lewis was diagnosed with stage 4 lu…

Testing your home for radon, is the only way to find out if you have a radon. Test kits are easy to use and can be found online or at your local home improvement store for $25-30.