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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Academies to organize a workshop to discuss challenges and considerations for setting up a registry for long-term health monitoring of populations following nuclear or radiological emergencies in the United States. The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is the most recent large-scale nuclear emergency that used epidemiological surveillance tools to collect and assess information on health consequences and the needs of populations affected by the accident.
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The National Academies will establish an ad hoc planning committee that will organize a workshop to discuss challenges and considerations for setting up a registry for long-term health monitoring of populations following nuclear or radiological emergencies in the United States. Workshop participants will discuss the following topics:
- Existing international inclusion criteria for such registries and possible alternative approaches, including a dose-tiered approach.
- Challenges associated with communicating inclusion criteria for a registry with the affected population.
- Considerations regarding health screening of the affected population, such as thyroid screening.
- Operational considerations for setting up and maintaining a registry, taking into account practicality and implementation issues.
The workshop presentations and discussions will be summarized in a National Academies proceedings of a workshop authored by a rapporteur.
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Staff
Ourania Kosti
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Division on Earth and Life Studies
Lead
Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
Lead