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A National Radon Action Month Story: Involving the Community in Innovative Outreach

A National Radon Action Month Story: Involving the Community in Innovative Outreach

Though National Radon Action Month (NRAM) has come to a close, we are still eager to hear about your outreach and experiences. To Share Your Story from NRAM 2010, visit www.RadonLeaders.org/nram/share and tell us about your experience. The stories we receive will be featured right here in the RadonLeaders.org InFocus. Stories may also appear on EPA's National Radon Action Month website and in outreach materials along with other success stories. Make sure to read previously featured stories in the Share Your Story archive.

A National Radon Action Month Story: Harnessing the Media to Raise Awareness

A National Radon Action Month Story: Harnessing the Media to Raise Awareness

Now that National Radon Action Month (NRAM) has come to a close, we are very eager to hear about your outreach and experiences in greater detail. We want you to Share Your Story from NRAM 2010, and sharing your story couldn’t be easier! Just visit www.radonleaders.org/nram/share and tell us about your experience. The stories we receive will be featured right here in the RadonLeaders.org InFocus. Stories may also appear on EPA's National Radon Action Month website and in outreach materials along with other success stories. Make sure to read previously featured stories in the Share Your Story archive.

A National Radon Action Month Story: One Woman’s Story, One Woman’s Impact

A National Radon Action Month Story: One Woman’s Story, One Woman’s Impact

Now that National Radon Action Month (NRAM) has come to a close, we are very eager to hear about your outreach and experiences in greater detail. We want you to Share Your Story from NRAM 2010, and sharing your story couldn’t be easier! Just visit www.radonleaders.org/nram/share and tell us about your experience. The stories we receive will be featured right here in the RadonLeaders.org InFocus. Stories may also appear on EPA's National Radon Action Month website and in outreach materials along with other success stories.

Officials start video contest on radon hazards

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State officials have launched a video contest encouraging high school students to talk about the hazards of radon.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency launched the "2010 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest" this week.

To enter, students must submit one-minute YouTube videos about the radioactive gas that contributes to more than 1,000 lung cancer deaths in Illinois each year.

IEMA director Andrew Valasquez says the contest is a creative way for reaching more people with that message.

The winner's school will get a $2,000 prize to be used for extracurricular activities and the winning student will get $1,000. January is Radon Action Month.

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IEMA & ALA-IL Launch 2010 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest

IEMA, ALA-IL Launch Teen Video Contest during Radon Action Month
High school students encouraged to create YouTube video promoting awareness of radon health hazards

SPRINGFIELD – Seeking an innovative way to spread the message about radon’s health hazards, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the American Lung Association in Illinois (ALA-IL) today launched the “2010 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest.” The agencies are encouraging high school students throughout the state to create 60-second YouTube videos about radon, a radioactive gas that causes an estimated 1,100 lung cancer deaths in Illinois each year.

The video contest highlights activities in Illinois during Radon Action Month in January. Other organizations supporting the video contest include the University of Illinois Extension Office, Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 5.

What are you doing for NRAM 2010?

Recognizing my state's poster contest winner
8% (3 votes)
Promoting the Eddie's Story PSA
14% (5 votes)
Asking an elected official to issue a proclamation
11% (4 votes)
Sponsoring a booth at a health fair, home show, library, etc.
22% (8 votes)
All of the above and more!
44% (16 votes)
Total votes: 36
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NRAM Activity and Event Submittals Now on RadonLeaders.org

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National Radon Action Month (NRAM) activity and event submittals have been moved to RadonLeaders.org. We hope you find this new way to submit activities and events easy to use and helpful.

Review the new submittal process on the new RadonLeaders.org NRAM page. We have also developed a set of frequently asked questions.

The new submittal system has many advantages and new features we hope you find helpful, including:

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What's New on RadonLeaders.org?

In this InFocus we update you on what’s happening in the radon community and on RadonLeaders.org.

Stakeholder Meetings: Connecting & Sharing Resources

There have been several radon stakeholder meetings this spring. We want to briefly update you on these meetings, and to share tools and resources that have come from them.

2009 National Radon Action Month Results Are In! Submit Your Feedback by May 4

2009 National Radon Action Month Results Are In! Submit Your Feedback by May 4

The results for the 2009 National Radon Action Month are now available! Provide feedback about your involvement in the 2009 National Radon Action Month by May 4!

In an effort to reduce the number of lives lost to radon-induced lung cancer, state programs, radon professionals, schools, and partner organizations across the country worked together in 2009 to raise radon awareness. You reported a total of 1,874 events and activities – nearly two times higher than the number of submissions in 2008; and compared with 2007, more than eleven times higher. Wow!

REQUEST: Share National Radon Action Month Feedback by May 4

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EPA invites you to provide feedback by May 4, 2009 regarding your participation in the 2009 National Radon Action Month.

Share the story behind the results you achieved in 2009 and provide feedback on how EPA can better assist you in 2010. Your feedback is important and easy to provide using the online feedback form. Thank you for sharing your feedback!

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