On May 16, 2019, the Healthy Homes Webinar, “Radon: The Leading Environmental Cause of Cancer Mortality” was presented free of charge to attendees. The webinar discussed how to reduce health risks from radon.Sponsors of the webinar were:
· New England Public Health Training Center
· Connecticut Depa…
by Margaret HendersonIndiana’s Cancer Control Plan 2018-2020, Action for Cancer Prevention and Control, includes radon prevention as a focus area. The plan was developed by the Indiana Cancer Consortium (ICC) working with the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), subject matter experts and cont…
by Margaret HendersonThe University of Kentucky and the Kentucky State Radon Program have joined in efforts to establish and provide radon education for health professionals. The training qualifies for Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians and Kentucky Board of Nursing Contact hours (KBN…
Contributed by Eleanor DivverThe Region 8 Radon Conference had an amazing turnout with 142 attendees with 16 vendors. Attendees were from Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, and Utah.
From the evaluations I can tell you that attendees really enjoyed learning about:
· Lung Cancer and Immun…
A message from Chrys Kelley--Hi State Radon Folks! On behalf of the CRCPD E25 Committee on Radon, I would like to request your assistance in reviewing and updating your state’s radon fact sheet that we will be distributing at the National Conference of State Legislature's Annual Legislative Summit.…
The State Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) Summary Report for activities conducted during FY17 and FY18 has been published and is available on the US EPA SIRG Resources webpage https://www.epa.gov/radon/state-indoor-radon-grants-resources. This report highlights the important work SIRG grantees are underta…