Journal
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 29, Issue -, Pages 74S-89SPublisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1010539516681841
Keywords
anxiety; Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident; psychological distress; radiation risk; risk communication; the Great East Japan Earthquake
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- national Health Fund for Children and Adults Affected by the Nuclear Incident
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26305025, 15K00540, 16H01836] Funding Source: KAKEN
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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.
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