By Margaret HendersonAn engaging, clever and conversational whiteboard presentation with the messages “Order a kit, do the test and fix the problem,” has in less than one month of posting on YouTube received 33,124 views on Facebook (306 shares and 499 likes), 1,464 views of the three minute version…
By Margaret HendersonIn 2014, the State of Washington launched its Washington Tracking Network (WTN), A Source for Environmental Public Health Data. This web-based, data query application serves as an important outreach tool for members of the public who are interested in radon levels in their stat…
By Margaret HendersonFlorida is not strictly undisturbed lands for which maps can predict the geology and what areas may have excessive radon levels. In some cases, barrow ditches 200 feet deep have been excavated and soils removed to other areas. In Florida, there has been considerable digging a…
By Margaret HendersonWith press releases, local news coverage and proclamations, during Radon Action Month, the state radon programs and their partners raised awareness about indoor radon and the need for testing and the significance of health effects of elevated radon levels.
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From an interview with Robert K. Lewis, Radon Program Manager, by Margaret HendersonForty percent of Pennsylvania homes have radon in concentrations greater than 4pCi/L, the EPA recommended action level, and radon is found in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Working to address these issues during…
The mandatory measurement and mitigation reports sent quarterly to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) are used to look at long-term trends across the state specifically to help the State of Kansas meet goals concerning the reduction of lung cancer through preventable exposures. A…