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title: "Radon Action Week and Month: What Vermonters Can Do"
url: https://vermontradon.com/radon-action-month-vermont/
description: "Radon Action Week is the third week of October and January is National Radon Action Month. Simple steps for Vermont homes, schools and landlords, from official guidance."
last_reviewed: 2026-10-19
source: "U.S. EPA; Vermont Department of Health. Each fact is footnoted to its source below."
publisher: "Vermont Radon, an independent guide, not affiliated with the Vermont Department of Health or EPA. Not medical advice."
---

# Radon Action Week and Radon Action Month in Vermont

January is National Radon Action Month, and Radon Action Week is the third week in October.[^1] The EPA says the aim is to raise awareness of radon, promote testing and mitigation, and advance radon-resistant new construction.[^1]

## Why fall and winter are a good time to start

The Vermont Department of Health recommends a long-term radon test of 3 to 12 months, ideally including a heating season, because radon levels change daily, weekly and seasonally.[^2] A long-term kit placed in the fall can run through a Vermont winter. The Health Department Lab sells that kit for $25.[^3]

## A checklist for the month

- **Haven’t tested?** Order the Health Department Lab’s long-term kit and place it in the lowest lived-in level of your home.[^3][^4] See [How to test your home](https://vermontradon.com/how-to-test/).
- **Tested low before?** Retest every five years, or sooner after significant changes to your home’s structure or mechanical systems.[^2]
- **Have a radon system?** Test every two years to make sure it’s still working.[^2] See [Is my radon system working?](https://vermontradon.com/is-my-radon-system-working/)
- **On a private well or spring?** Radon in water can add to the radon in your air; the Lab sells a radon in water kit for $25.[^5][^3]
- **Got a result of 4.0 pCi/L or higher?** The Health Department says to contact a certified radon mitigation contractor.[^6] See [Find a certified contractor](https://vermontradon.com/find-a-contractor/).
- **Landlord, school or child care program?** See [Radon in rentals](https://vermontradon.com/radon-rentals-vermont/) and [Radon in schools and child care](https://vermontradon.com/radon-schools-child-care-vermont/).

## Spreading the word

The EPA offers free materials for spreading awareness of radon’s health risks on its radon media resources page.[^1] Locally, you can share:

- Your town’s Health Department test results, on [Radon test results for every Vermont town](https://vermontradon.com/towns/), and [key findings from the statewide data](https://vermontradon.com/vermont-radon-data-findings/).
- The [free printable radon plan](https://vermontradon.com/radon-plan/): test, read your result, fix, retest, on one sheet.

Questions? Call the Vermont Radon Program at 802-863-7220 or 800-439-8550 (toll-free in Vermont).[^2]

## Next steps

- [How to test your home](https://vermontradon.com/how-to-test/)
- [When to test in Vermont](https://vermontradon.com/when-to-test-radon-vermont/)
- [Free printable radon plan](https://vermontradon.com/radon-plan/)
- [Vermont radon data: key findings](https://vermontradon.com/vermont-radon-data-findings/)

## Sources

[^1]: **U.S. Environmental Protection Agency**. [What is National Radon Action Month? When is Radon Action Week?](https://www.epa.gov/radon/what-national-radon-action-month-when-radon-action-week). Checked 2026-10-17.
[^2]: **Vermont Department of Health**. [Radon in Your Home](https://www.healthvermont.gov/environment/healthy-homes/radon). Checked 2026-10-17.
[^3]: **Vermont Department of Health Laboratory**. [Radon Test Kits (Health Department Lab webstore)](https://vdh.webapps.aidcvt.com/water_supplies/radon). Checked 2026-10-17.
[^4]: **U.S. Environmental Protection Agency**. [Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon (EPA 402/K-24/001, March 2024)](https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-05/documents/hmbuygud.pdf). Checked 2026-10-17.
[^5]: **Vermont Department of Health**. [Radon in Drinking Water](https://www.healthvermont.gov/environment/drinking-water/radon-drinking-water). Checked 2026-10-17.
[^6]: **Vermont Department of Health**. [Fixing Radon in Your Home (fact sheet, January 2024)](https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/env-hh-radon-fixing-radon-in-your-home.pdf). Checked 2026-10-17.