Minnesota Health Officials Encourage More Schools to Test for Radon
News Release
March 13, 2025
Report finds testing is less likely in school districts with less funding for facilities projects and those that serve more low-income families
A first-of-its-kind report from the Minnesota Department of…
Contributed by Daniel Tranter, MPH
The Minnesota Department of Health sponsored our first radon poster contest in over a decade. We started late with a timeframe of two months in fall 2023. A limited marketing plan was quickly put in place that included reaching out to MN teachers, a social media pr…
At the National Conference on Radiation Control, May 21, 2025, a presentation by Kimberly Steves (CRCPD); Eleanor Divver (UT), and Chris Kelly (NV), discussed engaging with the public and state radiation programs.
Topics included:
• Introductions/Why Are We Here?
• CRCPD National Level Radon Initia…
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has updated data on radon testing in Idaho now available in an interactive map. The data are updated through December 2024 and available online.
See https://idaho.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=79352463fb294183826c5f357f52c63b
Map layers…
At the 57th National Conference on Radiation Control in May, Eleanor Divver (UT) and Kimberly Steves (CRCPD) presented information on CRCPD’s radon activities and an update on the E-25 Committee on Radon.
Regarding the CRCPD Radon Cooperative Agreement, CRCPD is an EPA Cooperative Agreement Recipien…
CRCPD National Radon Initiatives, Resources & Tribal Program Spotlights
Leslie E. Smith, III, at the National Tribal Forum on Air Quality, May 22, 2025, presented CRCPD National Radon Initiatives, Resources & Tribal Program Spotlights.
In a discussion of Health Air, Healthy Communiti…