title: Surveillance of workers responding under the National Response Plan.
abstract: The National Response Plan (NRP) establishes the framework for the nation's response to major disasters. We offer seven recommendations related to surveillance of workers who respond to events under the NRP. These recommendations address the rationale for and principles of medical surveillance in the context of large-scale disasters and the NRP; means of identifying and registering the populations that should be included in surveillance activities; the role of exposure assessment in medical surveillance; behavioral health issues; and principles regarding the communication and use of surveillance data.
authors: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. CMitchell@dhmh.state.md.us
authors: Clifford S
authors: CS
authors: Mitchell
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Gochfeld
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Shubert
authors: Howard
authors: H
authors: Kipen
authors: Jacqueline
authors: J
authors: Moline
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Langlieb
authors: George S
authors: GS
authors: Everly
authors: Iris
authors: I
authors: Udasin
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Wartenberg
authors: Glenn
authors: G
authors: Paulson
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000592:standards; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006285:Health Planning / Q000592:standards; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances