The Radon Fundamentals course provides tribes with an introduction to the mechanics of radon, examples of how tribes are addressing radon, and possible funding opportunities. This course does not provide radon certification.

The presentations in this course were originally developed as webinars in February and March 2016 in collaboration with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Tribal Indoor Air Quality and Health Network and staff from Spokane Tribe Department of Natural Resources, Navajo Nation EPA, Taos Pueblo Tribal Housing Office, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This online course is equivalent to 0.7 continuing education units (CEUs) and requires approximately seven hours of total learning time. CEUs are earned by completing the following course modules; course content is also available on-demand for the casual learner:

• Introduction to Radon
• Testing for Radon
• How Tribes are Addressing Radon
• Radon Funding

 After completing this online course, participants will be able to:

• Explain what radon is.
• Describe the potential health effects of exposure to radon.   
• Describe how radon enters a home.
• Recognize which radon mitigation systems are effective for different types of building structures.
• Locate different types of testing devices available for testing indoor radon levels.
• Locate additional training that will enable tribal staff to become certified in radon testing and mitigate radon.
• Initiate the development of a tribal radon program.
• Locate funding sources for radon testing and mitigation.

Presenters Include:

• Mansel Nelson, Senior Program Coordinator, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
• Nolan Hoskie, Radon Specialist, Navajo Nation EPA
• Twa-le Abrahamson-Swan, Air Quality Program Manager, Spokane Tribe
• Terron Chischilly, Radon Specialist, Navajo Nation EPA
• Ryder Freed, Air Radiation Program Coordinator, US EPA Region 9
• Jed Harrison, Former Director of the EPA Radiation and Indoor Environments National Lab and Former Sr. Tribal Advisor for the EPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
• Daniel V. Suazo, Construction Projects Manager, Tribal Housing Office, Taos Pueblo
• Sarah Olsen, Grants Management, US Department of HUD
• Rich Seifert, Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Online platform technical support: itep-elearning@nau.edu 

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Course Content