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The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident (Web on Demand)
Course Number: WD0062
This program will provide public health personnel with the most current information regarding the roles of federal response teams and local and state public health services in responding to radiological terrorism incidents. Viewers will also be given basic information on radiation principles, possible scenarios involving the release of radioactive materials, radiation protective measures, and evacuation and sheltering guidelines.
Click on the Webcast link below to view the program. Webcast Program Information TARGET AUDIENCE: State, local, tribal and territorial health agency senior officials, emergency planners, health educators, epidemiologists, environmental health specialists, public health officials and nurses, public health students, sanitarians, hazardous materials team members, and first responders. ADDITIONAL INFO: Additional radiation-related information on terrorism preparedness and emergency response is available at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp. Fact sheets for the public, public health providers, and clinicians are also available.
This page last reviewed: February 23, 2004
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