Resources for Radon Action Month
January is Radon Action Month! Take action against the second leading cause of lung cancer.
Share Your Activities
Let us know what educational or test kit distribution activities you're doing. Click here to submit information what you or your organization is doing.
5 Ways to Promote Radon Risk Reduction
1. Set a bold goal for your community to reduce radon risk.
Whether you are conducting a single National Radon Action Month event, or developing an entire radon risk reduction program for your community, it is important to set goals to define what you will achieve. See the Event Planning Kit for more information.
2. Collaborate with local radon partners.
Coordinate with your state radon program and local radon professionals to hold events and measure results.
3. Plan a National Radon Action Month activity or event to kick off your campaign.
Conduct activities and events designed to raise awareness, recognize successful efforts, and share best practices. Set goals and establish ways to measure results from your activities and events. See the Event Planning Kit for tips and tools.
An excellent way to get your entire community involved is the National Radon Poster Contest. Students ages 9-14 are encouraged to create posters that raise radon awareness. Entries will be accepted from March through October from students in all U.S. states, tribal nations and U.S. territories. Visit http://sosradon.org/2011-poster-contest for more information about this year's contest and how you can get involved.
4. Promote your activit yor event on EPA's Web site and elsewhere.
Use tools such as blogs and the Share Your Story feature on www.radonleaders.org to promote your activities and share outreach ideas with the broader radon community.
5. Work with the media to spread your message.
Work with your local media outlets to run Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and generate media coverage of radon topics, events, and activities in your community. View and order customizable radon PSAs. See the Event Planning Kit for tips on preparing press releases and Op-Eds.
Additional Resources
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Radon Change Package
The Radon Change Package is, according to RadonLeaders.org, "a guide for achieving life saving results, including radon tests, mitigations, and radon resistant new construction (RRNC)."
Download the full package.
Map of Radon Action Month Events
On RadonLeaders.org, there’s a US map of current and past Radon Action Month events with descriptions. This could be useful for coming up with ideas for events.
EPA's Guide for Partners
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has some ideas about what you can do in your community to help combat radon. Check out this page for their ideas and resources.
Health House (American Lung Association)
This website features information about how to build healthier homes, including methods to lower indoor radon levels.