Illinois Radon Program Review Illinois Radon Stakeholders Meeting April 24, 2015 Melinda Lewis IEMA Radon Program

New Employee!! Vera Small (217)

3 Licensing Program Education/ Outreach Program Research Projects General Announcements/ Upcoming Illinois Radon Program Review

Licensing Program Updates Measurement Professional – 186 Measurement Technician – 127 Mitigation Professional – 77 Mitigation Technician – 45 Laboratory Analysis – 20 Total Licensees – 455

5 Licensing Program Updates

6 Education/ Outreach Programs Projects you will hear about later: o YouthBuild Collaboration o ALA Health House Radon Excellence Program o Radon: The Unknown Risks CME Series o Radon Poster & Video Contests

7 Research Projects Footprint Requirement Analysis o University of Illinois – Springfield & American Lung Association Radon Levels and Lung Cancer Risk in Southern Illinois o SIU School of Medicine o American Cancer Society – lung cancer rates in southern Illinois higher than national average o Dr. Steward research – high lung cancer rates DOES NOT correlate with smoking

8 Research Projects Professional vs. Home-Owner Data Analysis o SIU School of Medicine Effectiveness of Radon Resistant New Construction o Working out an inter-agency agreement with Illinois State University to analyze data

9 General Announcements/ Upcoming Office Move o New fax number : o Call or after faxing Data & Fees o Get them in School Testing Program Re-started Audits Rule Making by End of Year

10 Questions? Melinda Lewis (217)