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Resources for Stakeholders

British Columbia     Alberta    Saskatchewan    Manitoba    Ontario    Quebec
Atlantic    Yukon    Northwest Territories     Nunavut

There are various radon stakeholders active in awareness activities in most provinces.  Click on a province to see details.

Here are a number of resources that can be used to help raise awareness on radon in Canada.

Radon Action Month Resources

You can download FREE radon specific photos from Pixabay.com

 

Download the Bookmark pdfs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download the Take Action on Radon postcard pdfs:

 

 

Take Action on Radon Window Cling

 

Take Action on Radon Pin

#Today4Tomorrow Campaign Resources

 

 

Radon Reduction Sweepstakes Toolkit:

On Demand Webinar

Do you wonder how to prepare for doing interview with media or helping others prepare?  Check out our OnDemand Webinar and toolkit, “Preparing to talk with the Media.”

Workplace Challenge Resources

Twitter Post Images

Facebook Post Images

Social Media Posts Examples

School Resources

Health Canada Resources:

Did you know that you can download a PDF version or order hard copies of Health Canada’s Radon resources? Contact Health Canada’s National Radon Program to place your request, or order directly by following the links below.

Publications:

Multi-Language Resources:

Reports:

Images:

Videos:

Radon Videos

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Stakeholder Meeting Notes:

Take Action On Radon – October 20th Kick-off Meeting notes

May Stakeholder Meeting – Celebration and Wrap Up of 2019/2020

TAOR – Stakeholders Meeting Sept-Oct 2019, we have summarized all provinces into one presentation.

Click here for minutes from our TAOR Stakeholder Meeting May 2019 – notes

Click here for minutes from our  Take Action on Radon, Campaign Summary Meeting – January 15, 2019

Click here for photos of our National Launch Event in Ottawa on October 31st!

We presented a webinar on October 25 to share our ideas for our national Radon Action Month; check out the webinar here or download a pdf of the presentation slides – TAOR October 25 Launch Meeting.

National Organizations:

  • Radiation Safety Institute of Canada

    The Radiation Safety Institute of Canada was founded as an independent, non-partisan, non-governmental body to promote safety in relation to radiation exposure in the workplace and in homes, schools and the environment. Its founding was a direct, independent response to the human disaster in the Elliot Lake uranium mines, where healthy miners had been exposed to excessive amounts of a common radioactive gas (called radon) in the underground mining environment.

  • Canadian Environmental Law Association

    The Canadian Environmental Law Association is in the process of doing a policy review on radon across Canada.

  • Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists

    The Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST) is a national association that works to raise radon awareness and reduce radon risk across Canada through an annual conference, membership resources and a regular newsletter.

  • Radon Workplace Challenge

    Radon Workplace Challenge is a national program to engage workplaces in radon testing.

  • National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

    NCCEH is an indispensable online resource for environmental health practitioners and policy-makers across Canada, focused on health risks associated with the physical environment and identifying evidence-based interventions to mitigate those risks.

  • Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program

    The Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program (C-NRPP) is a certification program that establishes guidelines and provides training and resources radon professionals.

  • Donna Schmidt Lung Cancer Prevention Society

    In 2010 the Society was organized as a tax exempt charity and receives donations in support of the Society’s objective to reduce lung cancer from home and workplace radon exposure.