Do broadcast meteorologists have a role during a radiological or nuclear public health emergency?
Charles W. Miller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; and M. C. McCurley and J. Kanne The Radiation Studies Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively involved in helping the public health community and the general public prepare to respond appropriately to an unintentional release of radioactive material to the environment. Such a release could happen in many ways, including a terrorist attack involving an explosive radiological dispersal device, i.e., a dirty bomb, or an improvised nuclear device. The timely and accurate delivery of information to first responders and the public can significantly reduce the potential morbidity and mortality from such an event. As a result, CDC has not only prepared a wide variety of information material and placed it on CDC’s website, www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation, but initiated several related endeavors. In 2002 and 2003, CDC undertook a project in cooperation with the Association of Schools of Public
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