Call for Papers Extension
You are
invited to present a paper at the 22nd National Radon
Training Conference that will be held in Las Vegas, NV, October
14-17, 2012. If you are interested in presenting a paper, please
submit your abstract to Sue Smith <ssmith@crcpd.org>
at the OED
no later
than
June 15,
2012
for
consideration by the E-25 Committee on Radon.
Acceptance of a submitted paper does not imply that CRCPD will pay
the travel expenses of the speaker to give the paper.
Mini Grant Awards
CRCPD has awarded six mini-grants for the 2011 Radon Mini Grant Program.
Congratulations to the following state programs and their respective community
partners:
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency and American Lung
Association in Illinois
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Nebraska DHHS Radon Program and Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health
Department
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Ohio Department of Health, Indoor Radon Program and Erie County Health
Department
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Maine DHHS Radiation Control Program and the Maine Indoor Air
Quality Council
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Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Southern Illinois Hospital
Services
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Nebraska DHHS Radon Program and Panhandle Public Health District
The mini-grants are targeted to
encourage partnering of the state primary radon program with any general partner
for an innovative project addressing radon risk reduction. As a component of the
Radon Mini Grant Package, each the projects include activities in one or more of
the following areas:
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Projects that
increase activity in radon prevention/mitigation in real estate
and/or Radon Resistant New Construction (RRNC) activities that are designed
to provide real risk reduction in high radon areas.
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Activities that
include Radon Action Month; and/or
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Outreach
projects that can be sustained or replicated and whose impact will result in
a significant increase in visibility, awareness, knowledge, and action.
Each project will be highlighted
on
www.crcpd.org and
www.radonleaders.org throughout the year. We are proud to support
radon program growth through community action. Congratulations!
Find the state radon contact nearest you with our Radon
Contact Map.