The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment is encouraging residents to test their homes for radon as part of Radon Action Month. Free testing kits are available at several county locations to make identifying a potential radon problem easier. Radon is the second highest cause of lung cancer deaths in the United States, second only to smoking, and causes an average of 500 lung cancer deaths in Colorado alone each year, according to t…

Reporter Herald

Berthoud

Larimer County

Colorado

United States

Larimer County encourage households to test for radon during Radon Action Month

Media Bias/Fact Check

Prairie Mountain Publishing

JACKSON, Wyo. — January is National Radon Action Month and the Teton County Health Department (TCHD) is reminding residents to test their residence, office or rental for radon. Short-term radon test kits are available for $10 at the Teton County Health Department, located at 460 East Pearl Avenue in Jackson. Teton County is designated a […] The post Health Dept. offers radon detection kits appeared first on Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news.

Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news

Health Dept. offers radon detection kits

It’s January 2025, and a new year has begun. It’s a time of new beginnings and new resolutions. How about resolving to test your home for radon? The Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as National Radon Action Month, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has chosen the last week of January as Radon Awareness Week. This is the perfect time to think about testing your home for radon.

DVIDS

January is National Radon Action Month: Learn to Manage Risk

Radon tests are available at OTC Public Health locations Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is the leading environmental cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the primary cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.  Each year, more than 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. are attributed to radon exposure. Alarmingly, about 2 in...

Frazee-Vergas Forum

Frazee

Becker County

Minnesota

Public Health urges residents to test homes for radon - Frazee-Vergas Forum

Radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer overall.   Did you know that radon gas could be present in your home? Exposure to radon gas is one of the major  contributors to lung cancer nationally, yet many people are not aware that an easy-to-use test kit can tell them if their home has high radon levels. An estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year among non-smokers are cause…

Radio Plus Inc

1-7-25  fdl county health department urges residents to test their home for radon

CDPHE offers free test kits as well as low-income mitigation assistance Gov. Jared Polis has proclaimed January 2025 National Radon Action Month and encourages Coloradans to reduce their risk of radon-induced lung cancer. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment strongly urges Colorado residents to test their homes for radon using a free radon test kit (https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/radon). Facts and statistics: 
In Colorado, nearl…

Larimer County encourage households to test for radon during Radon Action Month

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics