EVENTS
Northwest Radon Poster Contest
We’re seeking entries from students across Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to raise awareness about radon. It’s a fun engagement opportunity during Radon Action Month.
Radon Awareness Week:
National- and State-Level Radon Risk Reduction Initiatives
A CDC Environmental Health Nexus Webinar
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time
This Environmental Health (EH) Nexus webinar hosted during CDC’s Radon Awareness Week (January 23-27), features two speakers representing national and state-level radon risk reduction initiatives.
Radon is the leading environmental cause of cancer and the second leading cause of lung cancer overall in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that radon causes 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year. Radon is a radioactive gas naturally produced in the outdoor environment at very low levels. However, radon can build up in the air inside buildings and homes if it gets trapped inside. Breathing in these increased levels of radon over time can cause lung cancer. In recent decades, as smoking rates have declined, and environmental health concerns gain traction, national and state policies and initiatives have evolved to reduce the public health impact of radon.
Visit CDC's webpage for more information about this webinar.
AARST Symposium 2022
Bellevue, Washington
October 24-26, 2022
Growing our voice, saving lives celebrates advocacy. AARST and others work tirelessly to give voice to radon risk. By layering information, activities, and presentations into the agenda, attendees will return home with a clearer understanding of our greater goal in the industry: to better understand what advocacy means, the path organizations take to disseminate information, and to protect fellow citizens by making policy changes in how buildings are built, tested, and mitigated, to ultimately save lives.
Symposium 2022 Photos
Radon Forum Northwest
The 8th annual Radon Forum Northwest will be held in January 2020, in TWO communities on two separate nights!
January 15th: Lakeridge High School Rotunda
1235 Overlook Drive, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
5pm-6pm: Resource Tables & Refreshment
6pm-7:30pm: Presentations from industry experts, health professional, and Public Agency representatives
7:30pm-8pm: Resource Tables
January 22nd: PeaceHealth Education Center
400 NE Mother Joseph Place, Vancouver, Washington 98664
5pm-6pm: Resource Tables & Refreshment
6pm-7:30pm: Presentations from industry experts, health professional, and Public Agency representatives
7:30pm-8pm: Resource Tables
Parking available in the NE 92nd Avenue parking area, or the adjacent parking structure (Lot G).
The Health Education Center is located on the west side of the parking area (Bldg 5).
Co-sponsored by the American Lung Association, Oregon Health Authority, and the Northwest Radon Coalition, the 7th annual Radon Forum Northwest was held Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 at Harrison Park School in Portland, featuring experts from the Environmental Protection Agency, Portland State University, the Oregon Health Authority, Portland Public Schools, real estate and radon professionals from our local community.
Topics included: where radon comes from, where it is found in Portland and the surrounding region, how it enters a home or school, the health implications, how to test for radon, and how to reduce radon levels.
The forum concluded with over 30 minutes of Q&A from audience members.
