Public Health Practices

Community reception center exercise tests Florida's radiological screening and decontamination process

Florida held an exercise to test skills related to radiological response, including screening, dosimetry, decontamination, and medical triage.

Radiological preparedness activities focus on at-risk populations living in proximity to nuclear power plant

A significant number of elderly people, people with disabilities, and children in group homes live near the nation’s largest nuclear power plant, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, about 50 miles west of Phoenix. During a radiological emergency, they may need additional assistance. State health officials have used full-scale exercises and frequent contact to streamline their evacuation and decontamination response times for these vulnerable populations.

Dirty bomb/radiological contamination interactive training

Developed by the University of Minnesota (U of M) Center for Public Health Preparedness, and now supported by the U of M Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC), the free online training, "Dirty Bomb! After the Blast," educates users on aspects of a radiological response.

Exercise prepares public health and partners to respond to a radiological emergency

More than 30 agencies tested strategies to respond to two "dirty bombs" within Albany, New York, during the Empire 09 exercise.