Illinois Radon Program Review Illinois Radon Stakeholders Meeting

Illinois Radon Program Review Illinois Radon Stakeholders Meeting April 24, 2015 Melinda Lewis IEMA Radon Program

New Employee!! Vera Small Vera. Small@illinois. gov (217)785 -9933

Illinois Radon Program Review • Licensing Program • Education/ Outreach Program • Research Projects • General Announcements/ Upcoming 3

Licensing Program Updates Measurement Professional – 186 Measurement Technician – 127 Mitigation Professional – 77 Mitigation Technician – 45 Laboratory Analysis – 20 Total Licensees – 455

Licensing Program Updates 5

Education/ Outreach Programs Projects you will hear about later: o o Youth. Build Collaboration ALA Health House Radon Excellence Program Radon: The Unknown Risks CME Series Radon Poster & Video Contests 6

Research Projects Footprint Requirement Analysis o. University of Illinois – Springfield & American Lung Association Radon Levels and Lung Cancer Risk in Southern Illinois o o o SIU School of Medicine American Cancer Society – lung cancer rates in southern Illinois higher than national average Dr. Steward research – high lung cancer rates DOES NOT correlate with smoking 7

Research Projects Professional vs. Home-Owner Data Analysis o SIU School of Medicine Effectiveness of Radon Resistant New Construction o Working out an inter-agency agreement with Illinois State University to analyze data 8

General Announcements/ Upcoming • Office Move o New fax number : 217 -524 -6417 o Call or email after faxing • Data & Fees o Get them in • Audits Rule Making by End of Year • School Testing Program Re-started 9

Questions? Melinda Lewis Melinda. Lewis@illinois. gov (217)785 -9889 10