Radon Resources

Social Media Graphics

Flyers and Information

FREE Written and Online Educational Materials

• Interactive State Map: Certain types of rock emit higher levels of radon. Created in partnership with the Kentucky Geological Survey, these convenient easy-to-read infographic handouts are tailored to each county and convey radon potential based on geology and actual radon values, as well as the prevalence of radon testing by county.

 

• University of Kentucky: Healthy Homes & Communities Cooperative Extension hosted a panel of guests to discuss radon in Kentucky.  This panel consists of Lindi Campbell of Breath of Hope KY, BREATHE radon program coordinator Kyle Kuykendall, KDPH state radon coordinator Clay Hardwick, and was moderated by Hardin Stevens, Senior Extension Associate for Family and Consumer Sciences.

 

• Prescription for Radon Program: Gives healthcare providers the tools and information necessary to initiate conversations with patients about the dangers of radon exposure and effective solutions. Tools include a fact sheet, brochure, activity book, and more!

 

• United Voices – Kentucky, a video written and produced by Breath of Hope KY President, Lindi Campbell. Kentucky Lung Cancer survivors speak out to raise awareness that anyone with lungs can get lung cancer in an effort to help erase the stigma. Their lives tell a different story than how you may view lung cancer.

 

• What is radon? with Mike Mattox, produced by the Gateway District Health Department and the Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center. This short video provides an excellent overview of radon, health effects, and the importance of home radon testing.

 

• Radon Guidance for Health Care Providers-Reducing the Risk from Radon, developed by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), Inc., the Environmental Protection Agency and Dr. Bill Field, Retired Professor in the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health. This guide was designed to furnish health care providers with the information they need to reduce their patients’ exposure to radon.

 

• AARST NRAM materials include multi-lingual radon consumer guides, NRAM consumer postcards and doorhangers, and over a dozen pre-made radon-themed images that are designed to help you promote radon messaging and education through multiple social media platforms!

 

• EPA NRAM resources include an NRAM Event Planning Kit from Radon Leaders, a radon social media outreach toolkit & Media Resources for Partners and Stakeholders, an Introduction to Radon Gas in Homes webinar, and more.

 

• Encourage the purchase or construction of radon-resistant new homes! Find information from the EPA about ‘Radon-Resistant New Construction for Home Buyers,’ and ‘Radon-Resistant Construction Basics and Techniques.’  Radon-resistant new construction (RRNC) is much less expensive than mitigation of an existing home.

 

• The Kentucky State Radon Program hosted its annual radon poster contest and radon video contest over the fall, and recently chose winners for each & shared thru their social media.  2023 poster winners are here, and 2023 video winners are: 1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd place.

 

• The American Lung Association offers multiple NRAM resources, including a free Radon Basics course, radon test kit ordering, and more.

FREE Continuing Educational Opportunities

• Updated in 2022, BREATHE’s FREE radon course may be completed for up to 4.0 CE credit ours.  Learn how to talk with patients about radon over six self-paced online modules designed for CHES, CPHCE, KBRC, CNE, & Other CE’s.

 

• The American Lung Association offers a free one-hour interactive online learning program designed to help people understand more about radon, a radioactive cancer-causing gas commonly found indoors at dangerous levels.  1.0 credit hour for CRCE & AARC is awarded.

 

Interested in Radon Control Policy?

• Radon Risk Reduction: A Fractured Policy Landscape: A 50-state survey of state laws and policies for radon disclosure, testing, and mitigation was produced by the Harvard Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI).

 

• State Radon Legislation – Issues and Options: A report developed by the Environmental Law Institute, contains some of the issues related to radon laws and programs and provides policy options for addressing them. The report is intended to stimulate radon policy discussion and the exchange of ideas.

 

• Radon in Child Care: Review of State Policies: A report developed by the Environmental Law Institute, provides the reader with an overview how state laws and regulations address radon at childcare facilities.

 

• Radon in Rental Housing: Legal and Policy Strategies for Reducing Health Risks: A report developed by the Environmental Law Institute, provides the reader with legal and policy strategies targeted at reducing exposure to high radon levels in rental housing.

 

• Radon in Homes: Strengthening State Policy to Reduce Risk and Save Lives: A report developed by the Environmental Law Institute, provides information to assist state policymakers and others in establishing radon control laws, regulations, and policies.

 

• Environmental Law Institute Database of State Indoor Air Quality Laws:  A report developed by the Environmental Law Institute, provides a broad cross-section of radon state laws enacted through December 2022.