Population Monitoring

Key points

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.

People gathererd on cots in an emergency shelter.

Guidance and Planning Resources

Guidance for traveler screening at ports of entry following an international radiological incident – National Alliance for Radiation Readiness

Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies

Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies

Population monitoring in radiation emergencies guidance document for state and local public health p...
Image depicting shelter worker walking through emergency shelter cots carrying supplies

A Guide to Operating Public Shelters in a Radiation Emergency PDF 8 MB

Guide for operating public shelters during a radiation emergency

PODs to Community Reception Centers Planning Toolkit

A tool for transforming Point of Dispensing plans into community reception center plans for radiatio...
Community Reception Center Registration

Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit

Help communities, agencies, and emergency planners design and implement a CRC Drill.

Roundtable on Population Monitoring Following a Nuclear/Radiological Incident

Training and Education Resources

Person with an orange vest on, conducting a training before a CRC exercise.

CRC Operations in Radiation Emergencies

This training video provides an overview of CRC operations for public health and response partners.
Woman being checked for external radiation contamination.

Screening People for External Contamination: How to Use Hand-held Radiation Survey Equipment

Training for individuals assigned to conduct screening for contamination from radioactive materials.
People gather for a Community Reception Center or CRC exercise

Success Stories in Radiation Emergency Preparedness

Videos highlight some of the ways state and local partners have used CDC resources. 

Virtual community reception center (vCRC)

Data Collection, Screening, and Simulation Tools

CRC SimPLER logo

Community Reception Center Simulation Program for Leveraging and Evaluating Resources (CRC SimPLER)

Helps radiation emergency planners understand their  needs when planning during response to a radiat...
CRC eTool

Community Reception Center Electronic Data Collection Tool (CRC eTool)

CRC eTool is designed to collect, analyze, visualize, and securely exchange population monitoring da...

CRC STEP- simulation software

Gamma camera

Use of Radiation Detection, Measuring, and Imaging Instruments

Find resources on radiation detection, measuring, and imaging instruments.
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