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Reporter: For now, the effort is to first to give out as many test kits as possible… and convince people to use them. Again, Dr. David Brooks.
Dr. Brooks: “Prevention is very hard in medicine because it takes a lot of effort for basically nothing to happen in the future. It is very hard to celebrate you didn’t get cancer in 30 years.”
Reporter: His office has given out about fifty radon test kits since December 1st, and about twenty percent of families have returned them. The plan is to do some follow up phone calls and texts to help increase that number. The effort continues at least through the end of March.
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Radon test kits are available from several sources. Free test kits are sometimes available from local or county health departments, or from state radon programs. The National Radon Program Services at Kansas State University has test kits available to purchase online at www.sosradon.org or call 1-800-SOS-RADON (1-800-767-7236). Test kits are also available from some local or state American Lung Associations (www.lung.org) and some home improvement stores.
To learn more about the availability of test kits in your area, or to find a qualified testing or mitigation contractor, contact your state radon office (go to https://www.epa.gov/radon/find-information-about-local-radon-zones-and-state-contact-information and click on your state for a list of contacts) or contact either of the national private radon programs (see https://www.epa.gov/radon/find-radon-test-kit-or-measurement-and-mitigation-professional for contact information).
For more information on radon, see https://www.epa.gov/radon.
How do I get a radon test kit? Are they free?
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