The Alabama Department of Public Health Radon Program features radon messaging from state government, the Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition and Huntsville Hospital in Facebook posts and references. The Program’s efforts are intended to encourage radon awareness.
Examples of the postings are from various sources:
• A post notes that Governor Ivey signed a Proclamation for November 2022 being Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The Alabama Radon Program, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program were able to attend the ceremony.
• In November, the Radon Program posted descriptions of how radon enters the home.
• Working with the Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition, other posts include encouragement to get homes tested, writing “One of the two leading causes of lung cancer is Radon exposure. Get your home tested for radon.”
• Huntsville Hospital also addressed radon, with reference to the Alabama Department of Public Health, writing: “Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. A colorless, odorless gas that forms in rock, soil and water, radon is generally harmless outdoors. But when it enters a home through holes or cracks, it can build up to dangerous levels over time and cause lung cancer. Click the link to request a free radon home testing kit from the Alabama Department of Public Health: https://bit.ly/3UzNR4Z”
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