Dear Colleagues,
We'd like to up the ante on the quality of public education for radiation safety.
Much of the information readily available to the public is too technical, too general, and unclear about exactly
what to do and when. The issue, as always, is to empower people so that they can make a difference, rather than sit by feeling helpless and overwhelmed.
We'd like your help to share the best information available:
a) your favorite resource (website, graphic, wikipedia entry, document, academic paper - whatever!)
b) your ideas for how to improve on it
c) add your concerns and topics to the list below
Let's find the best there is and bring it together to improve on it, or at least point people towards it.
Some of the issues that could be addressed better esp. perhaps with good infographics.
- Right-to-know and advocacy issues
- Matrix of possible consequences at different distances
- The relationship between amount of annual or lifetime exposure and continued exposure over time
- Simple presentation of exposure amounts and their real-life equivalents (eg. red/orange/yellow/green scale)
- When to do what (ie. before someone tells you that the geiger counter says you've been exposed to a dangerous dose)
- Long-term precautions re: food & water
Here are a couple of the most straightforward info sources we've found to start the ball rolling.
Humor also accepted - but please mark it as such, as many of us seem to have misplaced our sense of humor and will need specific guidance about when to smile. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kt/395457657/
Let's find the best there is and bring it together to improve on it, or at least point people towards it.
Post it here!
Thanks!
