By Margaret HendersonFrom a presentation, “Ohio Health Homes Radon Project,” by Marybeth Rich, at the 25th National Radon Training Conference
At the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) the Indoor Radon program, the Healthy Homes Program and the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program joined together to pro…
January launched the annual Radon Poster and Video Contests for Illinois and Iowa. The Poster Contest calls on students ages 9-14 to create a radon poster that will increase public awareness of radon gas and encourages others to test their home. Students can win scholarships ranging from $50-$300. A…
By Margaret HendersonDuring January 2016, Kansas Radon Action Month was sponsored by the Kansas Radon Program and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) in conjunction with the National Radon Action Month (NRAM), sponsored nationally by the EPA. Using public service announcement…
By Margaret HendersonIn 2014, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality hosted its first radon conference, which drew a crowd of approximately 30 including individuals from Montana State University, University of Montana, Montana Tech, tribal representatives, measurement professionals, mitigat…
by Margaret HendersonThe Lead & Healthy Homes Program of the State Department of Health has the responsibility of licensing radon testers and mitigators in the State of Indiana, and providing the public information about radon and its effects.
Almost all of the state is in either Zone 1 or 2, ac…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 20, 2016) – As part of National Radon Action Month, the American Lung Association (ALA) and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) have partnered, with support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to announce the winners of the 2016 Na…