The 2022-2026 Rhode Island Cancer Prevention and Control Strategic Plan’s strategies include modifying existing data tools to better promote new radon-resistant technologies, educating the public, and continuing the radon surcharge fee assessment on new construction. The plan calls for participation with local communities as partners with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s Radon Program.
The primary prevention section of the plan includes modifiable risk factors for cancer such as tobacco and alcohol use and it goes on to include environmental exposures such as radon.
Objective 13 of the plan addresses radon. The objective is to establish a baseline of, and reduce the number of homes with unacceptable radon levels higher than or equal to 4.0 picoCuries per Liter (pCi/L) to increase the percentage of those homes that receive mitigation, by 2026 (Rhode Island Department of Health Radon Database).
Strategies are:
• 13.1 - Modify existing data collection tools to capture data that would allow for the tracking of mitigation in homes where unacceptable radon levels are detected.
• 13.2 - Promote the adoption of radon-resistant new construction requirements.
• 13.3 - Educate the public about radon, testing, mitigation, and cancer-related exposures.
• 13.4 - Continue the radon surcharge fee assessment on new construction to promote radon resistant construction.
• 13.5 - Support initiatives to provide financial assistance for residential radon testing and mitigation.
• 13.6 - License radon measurement inspectors and radon mitigation contractors to test and/or mitigate radon in homes, schools, and other public buildings.
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