Communications Tools for Radon Awareness

After smoking, radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, resulting in approximately 20,000 deaths annually. Learn more about radon here.

Events

National Radon Action Month
Established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Radon Action Month is held every January to increase awareness of radon, promote its testing, and address the risk of radon in homes. [url; EPA, 2024]

Radon Awareness Week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated the last week of January as Radon Awareness Week. For 2025, Radon Awareness Week is January 27-31. [url; CDC, 2024] 

Lung Cancer Awareness Month
To raise awareness of the need for more research and better community awareness of this disease, the Lung Cancer Foundation of America has designated November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The LCFA encourages sharing breaking lung cancer research news, inspirational stories, and lung cancer researcher profiles. [url; LCFA]

Tools

The #1 Cancer Risk at Home
NCHH’s Rebecca Morley appeared on Dr. Oz in 2011 to talk about radon in the home. She provided tips on testing and remediating homes for radon. These videos are helpful resources when explaining the importance of testing homes for radon. Part 1 | 2. [url; Dr. Oz, 2011]

CDC Radon Toolkit
This toolkit provides a variety of materials to reach consumers, policymakers, clinicians, medical organizations, stakeholders, and media outlets. [url; CDC, 2024]

EPA Special Radon Messages
Beyond the official Radon Action Month, EPA encourages advocates to promote radon awareness throughout the year and has crafted several holiday- and awareness day-related messages to help. [url; EPA, 2024]

Do you know of a great resource that no radon awareness communications toolkit should be without? Tell us about it! Send your suggestions to Amanda Reddy or Christopher Bloom.

 

Latest page update: January 9, 2025.