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Report on the CDC-CRCPD Roundtable on Communication and Teamwor k: Keys to Successful Radiological Response, December 30, 2008
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Description:The Polonium-210 Russian Spy poisoning incident in London in 2006 reverberated internationally, resulting in recognition by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of an opportunity to better prepare the nation for a public health threat involving nuclear/radiological incidents. CDC and the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) sponsored the “Roundtable on Communication and Teamwork: Keys to Successful Radiological Response” in June 2008 to bring together experts in the broad fields of health physics, hospital preparedness, epidemiology, public health preparedness, risk communication, psychology, and emergency medicine to address several key concerns: insufficient awareness and understanding of mutual responsibilities for preparing and responding to radiological incidents, the need for strengthening communications and improving working relationships among the participating organizations, the need for the organizations to share information on available resources, and the need for increased awareness of emerging roles and responsibilities regarding radiological events.
Participating in the roundtable were representatives from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), CDC, CRCPD, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
This document has been developed by a working group of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) and accepted by the Board of Directors. The views and opinions expressed in this document are solely those of the participants in the Roundtable on Communications and Teamwork: Keys to Successful Radiological Response, and may not necessarily represent the views of the entire membership of CRCPD. Although the views and opinions expressed in this report will be used to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) develop effective public health guidance, responses expressed in this report do not constitute endorsement by CDC or agreement by CDC with these opinions.
The following report was completed under interagency agreement number 1213-1213-02.
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