The New Jersey State Health Assessment Data includes Radon Screening as an indicator report. Health indicators are summary measures that are designed to describe particular aspects of a population’s health or health system performance.
Data presented show the “Cumulative Percentage of Homes Tested (1996-2019)” in chart and tabular forms. The number of tests was determined by looking at pre-mitigation tests conducted in residential buildings since January 1, 1992 and the end of the specified calendar year and was updated in April 2020. Data are from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Environmental Radiation, Radon Section.
This indicator is included in Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective EH-2. HNJ2020 target is 35%. In both 2018 and 2019, New Jersey exceeded the Healthy New Jersey 2020 target value of 35% of homes tested for radon. There has been steady improvement in the percentage of New Jersey homes ever tested for radon from 1996 (9.7%) to 2019 (36.9%) The total number of homes tested as of 2019 was 1,185,868.
The Indicator Report also lists “Health Improvement Resources.”
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Radon Section conducts outreach activities to educate the public on the risks of radon and how homes can be tested and mitigated. These activities include formal educational slide presentations on radon awareness and participation in exhibits and conventions. The Radon Section has established regulations for the certification of radon testers and mitigators to ensure high quality radon services. All businesses and individuals conducting radon testing and mitigation in New Jersey must be certified by the DEP.
Information about radon testing and mitigation can be found at http://www.njradon.org or contact the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Radon Section at (800) 648-0394 or (609) 984-5425. Free information packets are available upon request.
Information on New Jersey radon potential by county and municipality is available from NJDEP: http://www.njradon.org/radonin.htm
NJDOH has a fact sheet on radon, lung cancer and smoking: http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/documents/caradonsmoking.pdf
For more information, contact:
Environmental Public Health Tracking Project, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, Phone: 609-826-4984, e-mail: nj.epht@doh.nj.gov, Web: www.nj.gov/health/epht
See:
https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/indicator/view/Radon.Year.html
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