Population Monitoring, Community Reception Centers (CRC), and Shelter Resources for a Radiation Emergency
Following a mass casualty radiation emergency, public health professionals play a crucial role in assessing and monitoring people potentially exposed to radiation or contaminated with radioactive material. This process, called population monitoring, will be conducted in community reception centers (CRCs). In addition, sheltering displaced populations after a radiation emergency requires unique planning considerations.
Guidance and Planning Resources
- Population Monitoring Guidance pdf icon[PDF – 12.7 MB]
- A Guide to Operating Shelters During a Radiation Emergency pdf icon[PDF – 7.95 MB]
- Points of Dispensing to Community Reception Centers Planning Toolkit pdf icon[PDF – 3.48 MB]
- CRC Drill and Exercise Toolkit
Training and Education Resources
- Community Reception center (CRC) Overview Videoexternal icon
- Virtual Community Reception Center (vCRC)
- Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Handheld Radiation Survey Equipment (video)
- Success Stories in Radiation Emergency Preparedness
Data Collection, Screening, and Simulation Tools
- Community Reception Center Simulation Program for Leveraging and Evaluating Resources (CRC SimPLER)
- CRC Electronic Data Collection Tool (CRC eTool)
- Internal Contamination Assessment Tool (ICAT)
Page last reviewed: December 4, 2020
