Congrats #RadonFighters

Congratulations to the 21 Iowa school districts who tested for and, if necessary, fixed radon during FY2019 with the help of the School Radon Training & Support System (SRTSS). These districts are true #RadonFighters, proactively protecting the lungs of their...

FY2019 School Radon Grant Funding

EAIS has received FY2019 grant funding from the Iowa Cancer Consortium and Iowa Department of Public Health! This means the following dollars are available to the first approximately 21 school districts to register for the 2018-19 School Radon Training & Support...

Peace of Mind – School Radon

The Davis County Community School District prefers to stay ahead of the curve. That proved true when they heard about the School Radon Training and Support System. “When the Energy Association of Iowa Schools (EAIS) put the information out through the AEA, we jumped...

Member District Gains $10,000

Sidney Community School District in southwest Iowa faced a tough situation at the beginning of this winter. They needed a new boiler in their elementary school, and fast. Energy Association of Iowa Schools (EAIS) made sure the school went through the correct channels...

January is Radon Action Month

For most students and staff, the largest contributor to radon exposure is in the home. In the United States and especially Iowa, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers. During the Radon Action Month of January, please learn about it, test...

Radon: Keeping Schools Safe

Southwest Valley Community School District has been a participant in the School Radon Training & Support System (SRTSS), facilitated by Energy Association of Iowa Schools (EAIS), since it began in 2015. Their participation has paid off. “We decided to be...

All School Radon Grants Spoken For

Congratulations to the 19 school districts in Iowa who are participating in the 2017-18 School Radon Training & Support System (SRTSS) Expansion Project. These districts are proactively preventing radon-induced lung cancer by learning to test their buildings for...

Radon Grants For Schools

Grant funding has been awarded to EAIS and the School Radon Training & Support System (SRTSS) for 2017-18!  As a result, $1000 matching grants are available for approximately 21 school districts to participate in SRTSS and test their buildings for radon. These 21...

Locations Set for SRTSS Kickoff Workshops

Dates, times and locations have been announced for the 2017-18 School Radon Training & Support System (SRTSS) Kickoff Workshops. These workshops are face-to-face, school-specific “how to” trainings for school radon teams. October 11, 2017: Red Oak, IA,...