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RADON ACTION MONTH
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NATIONAL RADON ACTION MONTH NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2011
Welcome to EPA's April 2011 National Radon Action Month Newsletter. Below, you will find information on the results of the
2011 National Radon Action Month. Thanks to your efforts, it was a great success. The activities submitted were geared toward
raising radon awareness and outreach, and ultimately, saving lives from radon-induced lung cancer.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> 2011 National Radon Action Month Results
> National Radon Poster Contest Participation
> Living Healthy & Green Media Campaign Highlights
> Share Your NRAM Stories
> This Edition's Checklist
> Tell Us What You Think
2011 National Radon Action Month Results
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 National Radon Action Month! The final reported number of activities
for this year was 2,091 representing a five percent increase from 2010. This included activities from 37 states including
several new states and all 10 EPA Regions. This year's reported total included activities with start dates from September
2010 through February 2011.
For the third consecutive year, Media Activities, which include print, Web or broadcast news coverage, press releases, PSAs
and advertisements, were the most popular category with 629 activities submitted. This year, stakeholders were also given
the opportunity to report the number of test kits that were distributed through their activities. This led to a reported total of over
22,000 radon test kits distributed as a part of NRAM outreach across the country an over 50-fold increase compared to last
year.
To view more detailed information on the final 2011 NRAM results, including a PDF handout, complete results report, and
graphs and charts on specific activity categories, visit the RadonLeaders.org NRAM Web page or EPA's NRAM website.
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National Radon Poster Contest Participation
The National Radon Poster Contest run by Kansas State University (K-State) under an EPA cooperative agreement was
open from March 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010. The contest saw a great increase in participation compared to 2010, with 4,026
posters submitted nationwide. This represents a 38 percent increase from 2010 with 33 states and six tribes participating. Of the
33 states that participated, the state with the most posters submitted was New Jersey, with 411 posters. Alabama, Illinois and
Nebraska also had large numbers of posters submitted with 373, 321 and 320 respectively. Below is a chart that details the
increase in posters submitted over the last five years.
During National Radon Action Month, national winners for this year's poster contest were honored at an awards ceremony at
the 2011 Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium, held in Washington, B.C. Watch a video to hear from the
award-winning students, their parents and teachers on the importance of this contest, what they have learned and how they are
making positive changes in their communities.
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Pictured above (left to right): Logan, the first place National Radon
Poster Contest award -winner from Dania, Fla., joined by third place
award -winner, Divya, from Bridge-water, N.J.
Living Healthy & Green Media Campaign Highlights
The Living Healthy & Green media campaign continues its
impressive run in raising radon awareness during NRAM and
throughout the year. The campaign includes television, radio and
print public service announcements (PSAs), and other materials
that promote green and healthy homes with reduced radon. Local
and national media outlets throughout the country donate airtime
and advertising space to place these PSAs.
During this year's NRAM reporting period, over $3.2 million
in advertising space was donated for Living Healthy & Green
PSAs nationwide. Much of this was a result of outreach by
radon stakeholders to their local media outlets, asking them
to distribute these important messages. Since the beginning
of the campaign in 2009, the estimated total value of donated
advertisement space is over $45 million. To view and download
all of the PSAs, as well as other campaign materials such as web
banners and telephone ring tones, visit www.epapsa.com.
Pictured above: Living Healthy & Green campaign public service
announcement in downtown Chicago, III.
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Share Your NRAM Stories
Did you hold or plan a successful NRAM activity this year?
Do you think others would benefit from hearing your story?
Share your efforts in encouraging radon testing and mitigation
by visiting the NRAM Share Your Story Web page. Use
this opportunity to promote your events and showcase your
program's efforts.
To read about innovative and effective NRAM activities and
events that were shared by members on RadonLeaders.org, visit
the Share Your Story archive. Ranging from a televised radon
phone bank to science lessons for 7th grade students, these
stories showcase how radon stakeholders have made the most of
National Radon Action Month and can help you get creative
ideas for radon outreach throughout the year.
April 2011
Pictured above: A radon phone bank organized by WGAL TV a
local Lancaster and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania news channel and
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP),
Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division.
This Edition's Checklist
0 Visit RadonLeaders.org or EPA's NRAM website to view detailed 2011 NRAM results information, including spotlights on
popular activity categories.
0 Share Your NRAM Story on RadonLeaders.org for an opportunity to have your successes, best practices and results
highlighted for the community.
0 Watch a video highlighting this year's National Radon Poster Contest winners to learn more about their posters, and to hear
how the contest affected their parents, teachers and communities.
Tell Us What You Think
Is there a topic related to National Radon Action Month you want to see covered in the newsletter? Need more
information or have a quick question? Let us know by sending an email to radonevents@cadmusgroup.com.
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