In order to develop a national awareness campaign I think there needs to be political involvement, an allocated budget, widespread education of evidence-based research, and an interdisciplinary team to educate, assess, and contribute to reducing radon in the environment.
Political Involvement
First, I believe there needs to be an infrastructure of support from the Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with the federal government. There needs to be an appropriate amount of support in place to educate the nation on the dangers associated with radon exposure. This support includes a proposed budget that is used solely to provide radon awareness and has an objective to reduce health associated risks as a result of radon exposure.
I also believe there should be a federally-funded system that provides low-cost radon tests for families and communities that may not have the financial means to purchase test kits.
Widespread Education
Local public health departments would work in collaboration with community organization to provide programs and initiatives to educate communities. A combination of efforts from local clinics, schools, and community organizations that provide evidence-based and reliable information to the people is necessary. The goal of the initiative is to reach as many people as possible to ensure there is common knowledge on the dangers associated with exposure. Additionally, these initiatives would be followed by assessing the prevalence of radon and work with community members to reduce exposure.
The initiative could include community awareness events in which partners like the American Lung Association, the American Public Health Association, and the Environmental Protection Agency work together to create an accessible and easy-to-use framework that communities could follow and facilitate across the nation.
The initiative could include community awareness events in which partners like the American Lung Association, the American Public Health Association, and the Environmental Protection Agency work together to create an accessible and easy-to-use framework that communities could follow and facilitate across the nation. Stakeholders
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Political leaders
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Local community organizations
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American Public Health Association
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American Lung Association
Environmental Protection Agency
Political leaders
Local community organizations
American Public Health Association
American Lung Association
Using of new technology like social media will tremendous element to educate the people about the radon and its effect on health, in addition it will provide the resources form further question or help.
ReplyDeleteSelenne I agree educating the nation is very important and allocating a budget is needed in order to fulfill this awareness.
ReplyDeleteHi Selenne, great post! I completely agree with you that there should be a low cost radon test or even free for qualifying families.
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