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UGA Extension emphasizes radon, poison awareness during Children’s Health Month Becoming a parent can mean being hyper aware of the dangers household items—like the stairs, electrical outlets and sharp table corners—can pose to a child. However, some the biggest threats to a child's safety aren't visible to the naked eye. This fall, University of Georgia Extension agents started working with local hospitals to help teach new moms and dads about the dangers of radon. They also teamed up with parents for Children's Health Month in October to work to keep Georgians aware of the environmental dangers that could be in their homes—from radon, lead paint and poisonous household chemicals. "We want to make sure that parents have the tools and information needed to keep their homes healthy and safe for their families," said Pamela Turner, a UGA Extension housing specialist in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. "We want children to be safe in the environment where they live, where they play, where they sleep—to have that comfort of being at home." For more information about keeping potentially harmful products—including lead and household poisons—out of the hands of children, see www.fcs. uga.edu/ext/housing or call 800-ASK-UGA1. For more information about UGA Extension's radon awareness program, see www.ugaradon.org or email Becky Chenhall at chenhall@uga.edu or Morgan Barnett at morgan22@uga.edu. Read the full article here.