CRCPD National Radon Initiatives, Resources & Tribal Program Spotlights
Leslie E. Smith, III, at the National Tribal Forum on Air Quality, May 22, 2025, presented CRCPD National Radon Initiatives, Resources & Tribal Program Spotlights.
In a discussion of Health Air, Healthy Communities, he presented information on:
• Introduction to CRCPD
• What is Radon?
• CRCPD Radon Activities
• How CRCPD Can Support Tribal Communities To Advance Protection From Radon
• Our Professional Organizations
• Tribal Radon Program Spotlights
How CRCPD can support the tribal communities topics in building technical capacity for radon risk reduction included:
• E-25 members represent the states and tribes and work on national initiatives.
• State Radon Programs may be able to partner with tribal communities on projects.
• Training and Conferences
• CRCPD National Conference on Radiation Control
• IEA Radon and Vapor Intrusion Symposium
• Building Technical Capacity Training
• Regional Radon Stakeholders’ Meetings
• National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
• Communication and Information Sharing and Webinars
• Providing state and tribal perspective and input into guidance documents, standards, building codes, etc.
• Providing state and tribal perspective and input into the National Radon Action Plan goals and strategies
Program spotlights included presentations from:
• James Parsons, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
• Janice Archuleta, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
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