Communicating With Residents About Risks Following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Murakami, Michio, Sato, Akiko, Matsui, Shiro, Goto, Aya, Kumagai, Atsushi, Tsubokura, Masahara, Orita, Makiko, Takamura, Noboru, Kuroda, Yujiro and Ochi, Sae, (2016). Communicating With Residents About Risks Following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 29(2S), 74S-89S
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Sub-type Journal article Author Murakami, Michio
Sato, Akiko
Matsui, Shiro
Goto, Aya
Kumagai, Atsushi
Tsubokura, Masahara
Orita, Makiko
Takamura, Noboru
Kuroda, Yujiro
Ochi, SaeTitle Communicating With Residents About Risks Following the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Appearing in Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Volume 29 Issue No. 2S Publication Date 2016 Place of Publication Online Publisher Sage Publications Start page 74S End page 89S Language eng Abstract The Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 posed major threats to public health. In response, medical professionals have tried to communicate the risks to residents. To investigate forms of risk communication and to share lessons learned, we reviewed medical professionals’ activities in Fukushima Prefecture from the prefectural level to the individual level: public communication through Fukushima Health Management Surveys, a Yorozu (“general”) health consultation project, communications of radiological conditions and health promotion in Iitate and Kawauchi villages, dialogues based on whole-body counter, and science communications through online media. The activities generally started with radiation risks, mainly through group-based discussions, but gradually shifted to face-to-face communications to address comprehensive health risks to individuals and well-being. The activities were intended to support residents' decisions and to promote public health in a participatory manner. This article highlights the need for a systematic evaluation of ongoing risk communication practices, and a wider application of successful approaches for Fukushima recovery and for better preparedness for future disasters. Keyword Anxiety
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident
Psychological distress
Radiation risk
Risk communication
Great East Japan EarthquakeCopyright Holder Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health Copyright Year 2016 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI 10.1177/1010539516681841 -
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