Blog #13



Given that there are an estimated 21,000 excess deaths from lung cancer associated with exposure to radon in the US alone, how would you develop a national radon awareness campaign? Consider your potential collaborators (stakeholders).

I believed a national radon campaign is imperative to addressing the issue It has taken a long time for people to be aware of carbon monoxide due to increased information and the tragic deaths on the news. We should not wait until several thousands of deaths in order to address the problem. I would begin my campaign in the school systems where such information can get to the parents. I would involve any public governmental institution  such as the department of social services, WIC offices and public libraries. Much movement can be done from college campuses, having students writing to their senators and state representatives. Stakeholders would include health care providers in hospitals and clinics to prepares patient information packets and definitely the consumers who are at risk of death due to radon exposure.