Cast of Characters
In this case, you will playing the part of me, Mike Darnell, a public health professional with the Lake County Health Department. As you work your way through the case, you  will be interacting with the people below who helped me understand how to investigate a complaint from a citizen, Mrs. Paws, and to use risk communication principles to explain the issues to the community.  When you click "Begin Working", you'll go to the start of the case with your mentor, Cheryl Anderson, an enivonrmental health expert.  She will  introduce the principles of risk communication.
Hi, I'm Christine Paws.  I live in Northfield, Indiana and I guess I'm the one that started all the excitement around her. I just wanted to find out if my daughter's leukemia was caused by the pollution in our neighborhood.   Mike Darnell at the Health Department really helped, and so did all the others on this page.  After you meet them below, just click "Begin Working" to start.
Mrs. Paws

Cheryl Anderson
Mentor

Dan Long
State Environmental
Program Director

Dr. Nina Rose
Occupational Health Physician


Holly Hughes
Epidemiologist