NEWS FROM TWO STATES: MASSACHUSETTS AND WASHINGTONMassachusetts
For the month of January, the Radon Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health arranged to have a radon “tweet of the day” to be posted on the department’s Twitter page.
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Lisa A. Hebert, R.S., M…
Contributed by Phillip Ray Gibson2018 was a big year for radon education in North Carolina. Partnerships made all of these things happen and I am fortunate to have been involved in empowering our state with information on how to reduce lung cancer from radon exposure.
* In 2017 the NC Real Estate Co…
Rachel Malmberg, a young, non-smoking, former USA Hockey player from Minnesota, was diagnosed with lung cancer and believes her disease is attributable to radon exposure. The Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR) nonprofit advocacy group has recently announced the selection of Rachael Malmberg as…
by Margaret HendersonKeeping Your Home Safe: Radon is a new 31-page brochure of the Minnesota Department of Health Indoor Air Unit. The brochure is designed to inform Minnesota residents about radon, testing and mitigation, and radon resistant new construction.
In Minnesota, radon can be a serious h…
by Margaret HendersonThe Connecticut State Department of Health Radon Program’s mission is to promote radon awareness, testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction throughout the state in order to reduce the number of radon-induced lung cancer deaths in Connecticut. The Radon Program pr…
by Margaret HendersonThe Georgia radon program website has been updated to include an interactive map of radon testing done through the program from 2003-2017. The website notes: “The map below indicates areas at risk for higher levels of radon. Click the map to see your county. Please note that thi…