The Florida Department of Health has announced the winners of the 2024 Radon Poster Contest. Winners are:
1st: Mairead, Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science, Poster: Test Your Home Today to Keep Cancer Away
2nd: Victoria, Miami Arts Studio, Poster: Radon
3rd: Alice, Hollywood Academy of Arts and Sc…
Iowa has enacted legislation that among other things, requires radon testing and mitigation in public schools. The legislation created a new section, 280.32 Radon testing and mitigation, to Iowa Code 280, Uniform School Requirements.
Iowa Heath and Human Services reports that that Iowa has the lar…
The Maine Division of Environmental and Community Health has a new online portal for Radon Service Provider Registration.
Individuals and companies may renew registrations, update registration information and/or terminate a company registration online. Updates to registration information may include…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Radon Protection Services, has published county radionuclide data and suggested actions for those persons living in each of the 100 counties in North Carolina. The individualized fact sheet flyers answer the questions:
· Should you test you…
The American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of Lung Cancer” report provides comparisons of state data by analyzing key lung cancer indicators including incidence, survival, stage at diagnosis, surgical treatment, lack of treatment and screening rates. A summary of each individual state may be seen a…
The Michigan Cancer Plan 2021-2030 includes radon in the Prevention section of the plan. It specifies the objective is to increase the proportion of new single-family homes constructed with radon reducing features. Specifically, the target measure is to increase in new homes with radon-reducing feat…