Putting Radon on the Map Daniel Morris, MS, PhD Environmental - PDF document

4/2/2013 Putting Radon on the Map Daniel Morris, MS, PhD Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Health risks from radon • Leading # of deaths per year 25,000 environmental 20,000 cause of cancer mortality 15,000 10,000 • Second-leading 5,000 cause of lung - cancer, after smoking http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/RadiationProtection/RadonGas/Pages/healthrisks.aspx#effects 1

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4/2/2013 http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap.html http://www.epa.gov/radon/states/oregon.html 3

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4/2/2013 Radon mapping project Web site views Radon kit sales 4,000 300 Front page Oregonian article, 1/24/13 Web site views Test kit sales News coverage of statewide map KGW reports on radon Second Oregonian article maps, 1/18/13 and live chat, 2/20/13 1/1/2013 1/3/2013 1/5/2013 1/7/2013 1/9/2013 1/11/2013 1/13/2013 1/15/2013 1/17/2013 1/19/2013 1/21/2013 1/23/2013 1/25/2013 1/27/2013 1/29/2013 1/31/2013 2/2/2013 2/4/2013 2/6/2013 2/8/2013 2/10/2013 2/12/2013 2/14/2013 2/16/2013 2/18/2013 2/20/2013 2/22/2013 2/24/2013 2/26/2013 2/28/2013 7

4/2/2013 Conclusions & next steps • Great return for a modest investment • Can replicate in other states • Assemble state data for a national study Thanks Oregon Radon Program Portland State University • Bretty Sherry • Scott Burns • Justin Waltz • Tamara Linde • Dave Dreher • Kassandra Lindsey • Kasey Setzer • Hilary Whitney • Deborah Theison • Selecity Icefire Oregon Tracking • Tara Chetock DOGAMI • Curtis Cude (oregongeology.org) Jae Douglas • Clark Niewendorp 8

4/2/2013 Questions? Daniel Morris, MS, PhD Epidemiologist Oregon Tracking Program Daniel.s.morris@state.or.us 971-673-1210 healthoregon.org/epht Data Portal: epht.oregon.gov facebook.com/OregonEPHT 9