2010 PPHD Radon Action Month Poster Contest Winners
Area students are getting involved in protecting the public health related to America’s#2 cause of lung cancer – radon. More than a dozen area youth won iPods, MP3 players and gift cards from Panhandle Public Health District for promoting Radon Action Month in January. They include:

• 1st, Jadyn McCartney, Chadron Middle School, won an iPod Nano
• 2nd, Shaylee Gunwall, Chadron Middle School, won an MP3 Player
• 3rd, Sydney Nordeen, Grandview,  Alliance Schools, won an MP3 Player
• 4th, Ahlaura Pourier, Chadron Middle School, won an MP3 Player
• 5th, Eric Escajeda & Spencer Shields, Mary Lynch, Kimball Schools, won Wal-Mart gift cards
• 1st in Media - Alexandria Noblin, Brendan Brehmer, Danielle Johnson, Kaci Waugh, Kaitlyn Haug and Teagan Westemeier from Chadron Middle School won Wal-Mart gift cards

In addition, area students in grades three through five are involved in a second contest to promote radon test kits to be used in individual homes. Following a short informational video and brochures distributed in each classroom regarding the dangers of radon, the students hit the streets, giving coupons to area residents to redeem for a free short-term radon test kit from PPHD. The class, which garners the most homeowners returning a test kit, will receive free duffel bags.

For more information please email tprochazka@pphd.org or
call (308)487-3600 or toll free at (866)701-1773.