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Missouri Provides Data in Promoting Lung Cancer Awareness The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services promotes lung cancer awareness with its website messages: · “Radon is the number one reason non-smokers get lung cancer.” · “Protect healthy lungs at home.” Missouri’s Radon Dashboard prov…
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During October 2024, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention featured a Halloween-themed reminder of the dangers of radon and encouraged exploring the data on the MaineTracking Network. . The messaging begins with: “Radon, arsenic, lead, ticks… these are just a few of the public health f…
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The State of Washington has enacted legislation for radon reduction to minimize exposure in residences and inform the public about radon through real estate transactions. “Overview of EPA’s State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2023,” notes this as an a…
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New Hampshire New Data Story Published The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Radon Program has posted a new data story, “Radon in New Hampshire. Test. Fix. Save a Live.” Visit https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9ae32c5f346f459188fa676f8d9eef44. The story was published by the Ne…
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Nevada Posts Community Events on Radon as Outreach Effort The University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Radon Education Program, provides listings of radon events on their website to promote education and outreach regarding radon. See the website https://events.unr.edu/search/events?event_types%5B%5D=32690…
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The Arizona Department of Health Services’ Indoor Radon Surveillance Program, in the past ten years, has distributed more than 4,000 free radon testing kits to the public. The results of testing are now available on the Arizona Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Explorer on line at https:…