Radiation
Environmental health practitioners play a unique role in identifying potentially harmful radiation exposures and examining health risks associated with these exposures. They are an important educational link to the public, providing information on a variety of radiation issues.
This section provides guidance on planning for and responding to radiation issues and events.
CDC Radiation Emergencies – how to prepare for a radiation emergency:
- Dirty Bombs
- Facts About Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA)
- Measuring Radiation
- Nuclear Blast
- Public Health Planning for Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism
- Radioactive Contamination and Radiation Exposure
Links to information from outside CDC
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) – conducts research in radiobiology for operational and medical support of the U.S. Department of Defense and the military services:
- Emergency Radiation Medicine Response - AFRRI Pocket Guide [PDF - 651 KB]
- Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook 4th Ed. [PDF - 2.46 MB]
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. – organization that regulates and controls the use of radioactive material and radiation sources
DHS/FEMA Ready.gov – provides information on terrorist hazards
Drug Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism (Food and Drug Administration) – links to drug therapy and vaccines as well as information on purchasing and taking medication after a bioterrorism incident
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – radiation protection topic page
- Cleaning Up Radioactive Sites
- Exposure Pathways
- Health Effects
- Managing Radioactive Materials and Waste
- Protecting People and the Environment
- Radiation: Non-Ionizing and Ionizing
- Radiation Protection Basics
- Sources of Radiation
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) – links on radiation issues
The Twin Cities Metro Advanced Practice Center – tools and resources for preparedness that can be used by public health departments nationwide, including
- Environmental Health Emergency Response Guide, Chapter 12: Radiological Incident [PDF - 658 KB] – provides quick access to needed information before an incident strikes a community
- Page last reviewed: October 1, 2009
- Page last updated: August 13, 2014
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