Public Information Officers
HHS Risk Communication Resources
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Communicating After an IND detonation: Resource for Responders and Officials |
- Responding to a Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incident: A Guide for Decision Makers (NCRP Report No. 165, Appendix B, page 124, Public Information Statements), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2010.
- Advising the public about radiation emergencies (NCRP Commentary No. 10), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 1994. (PDF - 1.8 MB)
- Rad Resilient City, a Preparedness Checklist to Save Lives After a Nuclear Detonation (PDF - 579 KB, See Appendix C, pages 53-61) (September 27, 2011, Center for Biosecurity of UPMC) (Overview)
- Nuclear Detonation Preparedness - Communicating in the Immediate Aftermath (PDF - 528 KB) (US Government Interagency Nuclear Detonation Response Communications Working Group, Approved for Interim Use, September 1, 2010)
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Role of Social Media |
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Other Resources |
- Responding to a Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incident: A Guide for Decision Makers (NCRP Report No. 165, Appendix B, page 124, Public Information Statements), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2010.
- Advising the public about radiation emergencies (NCRP Commentary No. 10), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 1994. (PDF - 1.8 MB)
- Becker SM, Emergency communication and information issues in terrorism events involving radioactive materials. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2004;2(3):195-207.[PubMed Citation]
- Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communications Guidelines for Public Officials (HHS/SAMHSA)
- Nuclear Attack, News & Terrorism - Communicating in a Crisis (PDF - 112 KB) (Fact sheet from the National Academies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
- Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material (NCRP Report No. 138), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2001. (See Chapter 7: Public Communication, pp. 79-90.)
- Communicating Radiation Risks: Crisis Communications for Emergency Responders. EPA document EPA-401-F-008, September 2007, available by contacting EPA: radiation.information@epa.gov or by phone (202)343-9290.
- Becker SM, Middleton SA. Improving hospital preparedness for radiological terrorism: perspectives from emergency department physicians and nurses. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2008 Oct;2(3):174-84. [PubMed Citation]
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