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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2017 Oct;42(5):962–967. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0342-7

Table 1.

Radon content in National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program plans, by year of review and type of content

Radon-related terms Recognition Measurable activities Awareness Home testing (identification) Mitigation Supporting radon policy activities Policy evaluation
2015 plan review N (%)* 42 (65%) 37 (57%) 32 (49%) 28 (43%) 21 (32%) 19 (29%) 17 (26%) 0 (0%)
2010 plan review N (%)* 42 (64%) 33 (51%) 27 (42%) 27 (42%) 21 (32%) 11 (17%) 13 (20%) 1 (2%)
Change 0 4 5 1 0 8 4 −1

Recognition -any information related to radon exposure and cancer risk. Measurable activities -any activities related to radon exposure that could be quantified. Awareness—any activities related to increasing awareness of radon exposure and cancer risk. Home testing (identification)—any activities related to increasing radon testing in homes. Mitigation—any activities related to mitigated homes with radon levels above 4 pCi/L. Supporting radon policy activities—any activities related to helping promote the use of existing radon policies. Policy evaluation—any activities related to evaluating the effects of existing radon policies

*

Percents are calculated using the total number of plans (65) as the denominator