By Margaret HendersonSource: Presentation: "So You Want to Draw a Map - Considerations for GIS" by
Clark Eldredge of the Florida Department of Health at the 25th National Radon Training Conference held in September 2015.
Considerations for using GIS (Geographic Information System) in making maps a…
By Margaret Henderson“Improving Voluntary Residential Radon Mitigation: Fort Collins Behavioral Study,” a Colorado webinar on the Fort Collins program to encourage mitigation of high radon levels provides a discussion of the mitigation successes and the study methods. The presentation explains the s…
By Margaret HendersonSpanning a three-year period, the Minnesota Department of Health conducted a project that targeted in-home family child care providers. The project involved 653 child care providers that conducted healthy home assessments. The homes involved had an estimated 1,437 residents…
By Margaret HendersonIn Minnesota, nearly 80% of counties are rated high radon zones according to the Minnesota Department of Health. (High radon zones are considered to have the potential for indoor radon concentrations to exceed the EPA recommended action level of 4 pCi/L.)
To reach the state’s d…
By Margaret HendersonThe California Department of Public Health, in partnership with the California Geological Survey, is developing detailed radon potential maps for regions of the state. With the diverse geological features of the state, area mapping is an important way of communicating with the p…
By Margaret HendersonThe public policy of the State of Nebraska in protecting public health and safety includes maximizing practicable protection of its citizens from radon or its decay products. The state’s Radiation Control Act establishes requirements for appropriate qualifications for persons…