During October 2024, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention featured a Halloween-themed reminder of the dangers of radon and encouraged exploring the data on the MaineTracking Network.
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The messaging begins with:
“Radon, arsenic, lead, ticks… these are just a few of the public health frights that may be haunting your neighborhood! Check out these Halloween cards and learn ways we can all keep safe from public health frights!”
Alongside a haunted house poster, the text says:
“Is your home haunted by radon? The only way to know is to test it! The MaineTracking Network has data showing the percentage of homes that have tested and found unsafe levels of radon in air. Learn how common high levels of radon are in your town, and discover how to protect yourself from public health frights.”
The site promotes the MaineTracing Network host radon testing and treatment behavior: 2017-2021. See https://data.mainepublichealth.gov/tracking/radon
The Radon Testing Behavoir data source was the Maine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The data were analyzed and display prepared by the Maine Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, updated July 2023. Categories include numbers tested for radon, levels above normal and numbers of mitigations. Questions asked were "Has your household air been tested for the presence of radon gas?" If so, "Were the radon levels in your household above normal?" (And if above normal, "Did the radon levels get reduced/fixed?" Data are broken out by income and education. Radon test results can be compared by rental status and per county.
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