1. Indoor Radon Program Donna Jurden Outreach & Education Coordinator

2. What is Radon?

3. Where & How Where does radon come from? The decay of uranium found in the soil and rocks under and around the foundation of a home. How does radon enter a home? Radon enters homes through cracks and openings in the foundation walls and floors. It can migrate through concrete and be pulled in via the furnace (stack effect).

4. Why Radioactive radon particles adhere to lung tissue *More Ohioans die every year from lung cancer than breast, prostate and colorectal combined Particles continue to decay giving off radiation Radiation damages cells Damaged cells become cancer Why are we concerned about radon?

5. Radon in Ohio 38 counties avg levels of 4pCi/l or higher 426 zip codes avg levels of 4pCi/l or higher 44 zip codes avg levels 8pCi/l or higher

6. Radon In Ohio – Franklin County COUNTY NAMENo.MaxMinAMGM FRANKLIN37770939.00.19.45.6 COUNTY NAME<44-1010-100>=100COUNT FRANKLIN33%37%30<1%37700

7. Radon in Ohio County NameNo. TestsMax Levels (pCi/l) Logan1,3651404 Licking11,7321400 Franklin37,698939 Jefferson526927.6 Summit11,965908.1 Champaign1,957860 Knox4,529844.2 Clark3,882750.1 Delaware8,071735 Geauga2,022733.8

8. Indoor Radon Program US EPA Grant -1990 to 2015 (25yrs) - Grant year is October 1 thru Sept 30 Pass thru funding to local health depts -currently 5 sub-grantees -4 health departments and the University of Toledo -13 coalition members -one sub-grantee covers 8 counties

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11. Union County adopts RRNC into County Building Codes!

12. Indoor Radon Program CE courses approved for

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14. Sub-grantees/Coalition Members -focused mailings (builders, daycares, realtors…) -media outlets -social media -smoking cessation classes -digital billboards -displays in libraries -community service groups meetings/events -birth certificates -pizza boxes

15. Indoor Radon Program Statewide Coupon Program

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17. Website: odh.ohio.gov R Radon Phone: 1-800-523-4439 (Donna’s 614 644-0174) E-mail: Donna.Jurden@odh.ohio.gov or bradiation@odh.ohio.govDonna.Jurden@odh.ohio.govbradiation@odh.ohio.gov University of Toledo: http://www.eng.utoledo.edu/aprg/radonhttp://www.eng.utoledo.edu/aprg/radon

18. Indoor Radon Program Love your lungs- test your home for radon!