Collaboration of local governments and experts responding to the increase of the environmental radiation level secondary to the nuclear accident: a unique activity to relieve residents' anxiety
| Autor: | S. Someya, S. Iiizumi, Takeshi Iimoto, Hirofumi Fujii, T. Tsuzuki, S. Hamamichi, M. M. Kessler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Radioactive Fallout
medicine.medical_specialty Safety Management Fukushima Nuclear Accident Information Dissemination Accident (fallacy) Radiation level Radiation Protection Japan medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Cooperative Behavior Expert Testimony Decontamination Radiation Local Government Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Panic General Medicine Harm Interinstitutional Relations Local government Family medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom business Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Radiation protection dosimetry. 167(1-3) |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 |
| Popis: | After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, 'hot spots' were found in Tokatsu area in Chiba prefecture. Although ambient radiation dose in this area was too low to harm residents' health, local residents were particularly worried about possible adverse effects from exposure to radiation. To avoid unnecessary panic reactions in the public, local governments in Tokatsu area collaborated with radiation specialists and conducted activities to provide local residents with accurate information on health effects from radiation. In addition to these activities, the authors offered one-to-one consultations with a radiologist for parents of small children and expecting mothers. They herein report this unique attempt, focusing on parents' anxiety and the age of their children. Taken together, this unique collaborative activity between local government and experts would be one of the procedures to relieve residents' anxiety. |
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