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Reducing Radon Exposure in in a Div iverse Rural Community Nath than Th Thompson Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Postville Postville, Iowa Postville, Iowa 2,486 People (Census Bureau ACS 2013-2017 estimate)

Reducing Radon Exposure in in a Div iverse Rural Community Nath than Th Thompson Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Postville
Postville, Iowa
Postville, Iowa • 2,486 People (Census Bureau ACS 2013-2017 estimate) • 841 Households (Census Bureau ACS 2013-2017 estimate) • 32% Foreign-born (Census Bureau ACS 2013-2017 estimate) • 50% renters (Census Bureau ACS 2013-2017 estimate)
Overcoming Environmental & Public Health Hazards Compounded by Linguistic Isolation, Social Barriers, & Economic Disparity Outcomes: • Education & Outreach in English, Spanish, Somali, Russian, & Hebrew • 400 Radon tests & instructions distributed • 400 Lead tests & instructions distributed • Remediation guidance for 75% of homes w/ high levels (>4pCi/L)
Overcoming Environmental & Public Health Hazards Compounded by Linguistic Isolation, Social Barriers, & Economic Disparity 400
Overcomin ing Envir ironmental l & Public lic Healt lth Hazards Compounded by Linguistic Isolation, Social Barriers, & Economic Disparity Results (Spring-Fall 2019): • 161 distributed • 79 known results (shared with us) • Range: 0.4 – 28.1 • Median: 6.5 • Mean: 7.5 • 55 of 79 known results (70%) over 4pCi/L
Calls to local mitigation contractors?
Reducing Radon Exposure in a Diverse, Rural Community Iowa Cancer Plan Goal 1.A: Engage traditional and nontraditional partners in coordinated cancer control efforts
Reducing Radon Exposure in a Diverse, Rural Community $1,000 Vouchers for Mitigation system installation for 13 Postville households • Must show 2 test results @ / > 4pCi/L within last year • Must use IA certified mitigation contractor • Must attest to income limits
Reducing Radon Exposure in a Diverse, Rural Community Challenges • Need to mitigate • Committing funds • Communicating availability of funds
Reducing Radon Exposure in a Diverse, Rural Community Support • Regional Planning Commission program • School • Existing partners
Keys • Leaders
Keys • Leaders • Familiar faces
Keys • Leaders • Familiar faces • Familiar places
Keys • Leaders • Familiar faces • Familiar places • Partnerships
Nathan Thompson Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development nathan@northeastiowarcd.org 563-864-7112

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