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Olympic Dam Mine: Interdisciplinary Environmental Health Case Study - An Exploration of Radiation Governance Needs, Challenges and Opportunities

This case study report was developed in the class “Advanced Social Medicine'' in the Nagasaki University|Fukushima Medical University Joint Graduate School, Division of Disaster and Radiation Medic

The Radiological Protection System - Steve Terada

Steve Terada
Masters Student, Nagasaki University
Department of Disaster Radiation Medical Sciences
Joint Graduate Course with Fukushima Medical University

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josh.correira

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What is the policy and what does it aim to achieve?

The NYS ebola preparedness plan was designed to outline the plan for responding to and preparing for ebola emergencies within the NYS health system

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Public Misled on Air Quality After 9/11 Attack, Judge Says

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What three points, details or references from the article did you follow up on to advance your understanding of the issues and actors described in the article?

I followed up on the outcome of the lawsuit filed against the EPA, the cleanup efforts (i.e. how long it took to cleanup, who participated), and why the EPA allowed residents to move back into their homes in the days following the tower collapses.

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Newark to monitor air quality with $150K EPA sensors

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What is the main point of the article, and how is it supported?

The main point of the article is that a big name organization (The EPA) is taking steps to help the residents of Newark and the Ironbound Community monitor air pollution. Not only is the EPA donating $150,000 worth of equipment, but they are also training volunteers to monitor and mantain the machines so the EPA and the Ironbound Community can gather the information they need. The machines can also be moved around so multiple locations can be sampled and tested.

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josh.correira

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

The book from which this excerpt is a part of has been used and referenced in classes outside of Virginia Tech including MIT and Johns Hopkins.

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Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

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What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?

Data for this article was gathered through studies conducted with the PIH in the United States, Haiti, and Africa as well as researching other publications.

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NYS Ebola Preparedness Plan

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How does (or doesn’t) the policy address vulnerable populations?

The plan does not appear to address any specific population but the public in general.

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Indian Health Service

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Does this organization claim to have a new or unique way of addressing the problems that they work on? Does their approach point to or suggest problems with other approaches?

The IHS mainly focuses on disaster prevention and preparedness with initiatives such as teaching children about illness prevention, teaching about safe drinking water and food safety, preventing the spread of disease, and preventing injuries. They also have a number of resources available to their members to connect with healthcare professionals. This seems to be a community awareness type approach that prevents the spread of disease by teaching the community. It resembles that of many healthcare systems and does not seem to suggest problems with other approaches.