by Margaret Henderson (CRCPD)
“We so need our important partners in outreach efforts,” says Allison Perry Sullivan, of the Connecticut Department of Public Health Radon Program (CDPHRP), who goes on to describe some of the state’s outreach partnerships.
Local health departments do considerable outreach that the state office cannot cover. For instance, the state-level department provides local health departments with test kits they can distribute to the public during Radon Action Month each January. Another important avenue of outreach is through radio and television media. Several interviews with Ms. Sullivan and a radon mitigator aired in January 2014, providing important information to the public across a broad market. Workplace promotional events are key as well. General Electric, a major employer in Connecticut, invites the state radon program to participate in health promotions for its workers who are encouraged to visit with program personnel and learn about the importance of radon testing.
Within the CDPHRP, the radon program partners with the Healthy Homes Initiative. The Initiative provides a comprehensive approach to health, designed to address the many connections between housing and health. The goal of the Healthy Homes Initiative is to promote health and well-being through safe and healthy home environments. The website provides a “Healthy Homes Assessment Checklist” that includes radon testing as an element in the Indoor Environmental Quality section of the checklist.
http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental_health/hh/ct_dph_assessment_form.pdf
For more information on partnering with Connecticut’s state radon program, contact:
Allison Perry Sullivan
Environmental Analyst
Connecticut Department of Public Health Radon Program
Telephone: 860-509-8140
Fax: 860-509-7378
Allison.sullivan@ct.gov
United States