The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is
sponsoring a 2½ day (all expenses paid) training in Washington,
DC for 30 individiuals whom have applied, and have been selected to attend via sponsorship. The training is designed to enhance efforts to implement
radon-resistant new construction (RRNC). The class will work with
EPA staff, NEHA field partners who have successfully implemented
RRNC in their communities, local code officials and builders, other
national affiliate partners, and nationally recognized instructors.
They will see specific examples of how to develop an effective, results-oriented
program. And, the class will develop their own comprehensive
strategy to guide them in thier efforts in promoting RRNC as part
of their radon risk reduction strategy. The training will include an
extensive overview of RRNC techniques and presentations on radon
health effects, including recent research.
By the end of this training, attendees will be knowledgeable in the
technical components of RRNC and their state and local building
code process. Attendees will also acquire new skills to create consumer
demand, build local coalitions, and work with other nonprofit
affiliates and organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and
other homebuilder associations. The class may use this knowledge
and these skills to develop a community action plan that contains
specific and measurable goals for their own programs.
NEHA's RRNC Workshop is an annual event, hosted each winter in D.C. Prior to the application deadline, information will be posted on www.neha.org, in the Journal of Environmental Health, and NEHA E-news. For information about this training, or other activities within NEHA's IAQ/Radon program throughout the year, contact IAQ Project Specialist, Susan Jerles, at sjerles@neha.org.