Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2022-2027 Includes Objectives for Radon in Schools
The Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2022-2027 includes radon in schools as a topic under Goal 2: Reduce exposure to environmental carcinogens.
Radon in schools is included in goals, strategies and objectives of the plan.
One strategy was to “Promote the School Radon Testing Program” established by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA).
Objectives were given for Goal 2, which included numbers 2, 3 and 4 specifically addressing radon in schools:
• Objective 2: Increase the number of Illinois schools tested for radon from 89 to 200 by 2027 (IEMA School testing program for radon with American Lung Association).
• Objective 3: Reduce the percentage of tested classrooms with a ≥ 4.0 pCi/L measurement for radon from 9 .7% to 8 .7% by 2027 (IEMA School Testing Program for radon with American Lung Association).
• Objective 4: Reduce the percentage of tested schools with one classroom with a ≥ 4.0 pCi/L measurement for radon from 65 .6% to 59 .0% by 2027 (IEMA School Testing Program for radon with American Lung Association).
In its Progress Report, published June 16, 2025, Objective #2 for increasing the number of schools tested was shown as “worsened,” with 8 schools tested (data for 2022). Objective #3 addressed reducing the percentage of tested classrooms with a greater than or equal to 4 pCI/L measurement. This objective was shown to have been “met” (data for 2022). An “improved” status was shown for Objective # 4 (data for 2022).
The Plan also includes testing for radon in homes. See the plan at:
https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/publications/idph/topics-and-services/diseases…
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