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Partners

Welcome National Radon Action Month Partners. Within these pages you can share, plan, or find activities, and access the Event Planning Kit and graphics.You'll also find a collection of other useful resources and materials.
Activities and Events in Your Area, Featured Activities, Success Stories, Results.
Downloadable Flyer, Event Planning Kit, Graphics, and Media Campaign Materials.
Special Messages, Spanish Resources, Publications, Poster Contest, Speaker's Bureau, Contacts.

Join the National Effort

Join the National Effort to Double the Lives Saved from Radon Exposure Within Five Years

EPA has designated January as National Radon Action Month. In 2009, over 1,800 activities and events were conducted by stakeholders in communities across the country to raise awareness about the health effects of radon exposure, promote radon testing and mitigation, and advance the use of radon-resistant new construction. Check out the 2009 Activities Summary Web page to see the impact of our partners' efforts.

Consider conducing National Radon Action Month activities and events in your community in January 2010. By doing so, you join the EPA, the states, radon professionals and partner organizations in the national Radon Leaders Saving Lives Campaign launched in September 2007. This campaign aims to double the lives saved from radon-induced lung cancer over five years.

News Updates

2010 National Radon Action Month Activity Submission

For the 2010 National Radon Action Month, please visit the Radon Leaders Saving Lives Portal at www.radonleaders.org/nram to submit your National Radon Action Month activities. The entire activity submission process will now be located on the Radon Leaders Saving Lives Portal, allowing you to make use of the many new features offered by the Portal, including being able to easily search activities from past years, view maps to track where activities are taking place and see updated activity information in real time — not to mention you will have access to a growing community of radon leaders. EPA may select activities from those submitted on the Portal to be highlighted on our Activities page, in the Event Planning Kit, or in Newsletters.

2010 National Radon Poster Contest

Kansas State University will join EPA for the first time to host the 2010 National Radon Poster Contest. Entries will be accepted from July 1 through October 15, 2009. Children ages 9-14 are encouraged to take part in this fun contest to raise awareness and action about radon. Information about participating in the 2010 contest is available at www.sosradon.org/2010-poster-contest

The national winner will be accompanied by a parent and teacher sponsor for an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC for the 2010 Awards Ceremony in January. See all of the 2009 winning poster contest entries on the KSU Web site www.sosradon.org/2009-poster-contest-winners

Five Ways You Can Participate

Promote radon risk reduction during National Radon Action Month and throughout the year.

  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.
     
  4. Promote your activity or event on EPA’s Web site and elsewhere.
     
  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.

Click on the image to download the current Newsletter in PDF format (October 2009)

Sign Up for the Newsletter

Receive the latest news, resources, reminders, and tips for planning National Radon Action Month activities and events in your e-mail in-box with periodic Newsletters during the height of activity planning, coordination, and implementation for National Radon Action Month (November through February). To sign up for the Newsletter, send an e-mail to the radon events coordinator (radonevents@cadmusgroup.com) with your name and e-mail address. Please write "subscribe" in the subject line. Come back each month to read and download the next series of Newsletter updates.

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