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Mon, 2011-03-21 15:09 — mdmcdonald
The Psychosocial Impacts Working Group is focused on address the psychosocial impacts of the March 11 earthquake/tsunami & nuclear accident on health.

The mission of the Psychosocial Impacts Working Group is to address the psychosocial impacts of the March 11 earthquake/tsunami & nuclear accident on health.

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Experts say governments should focus more on understanding social science to increase updated COVID booster rates

Wed, 2022-10-26 19:45 — mike kraft
What can the US do to increase updated COVID booster rates? Experts say public health officials will need to meet Americans where they are to increase rates of COVID-19 updated booster shots. ABC News ABC News

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Experts told ABC News that COVID-19 is not currently top of mind for many Americans and that public health officials and community leaders need to meet people where they are.

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A club nobody 'wanted to join': How Covid widows are finding support through Facebook

Fri, 2021-01-01 11:51 — mike kraft
A club nobody ‘wanted to join’: How Covid widows are finding support through Facebook "A lot of young women are losing their husbands to this, and they think they are alone," the group's founder said. "We need to come together and support each other, because Covid-19 is like a different type of death." NBC News

The last time Pamela Addison saw her husband alive, on April 3, she managed to mouth the words "I love you" to him before the paramedics loaded him into the ambulance.

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Shunned Japanese Fukushima Plant Workers Face Emotional Toll

Thu, 2012-08-16 17:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Samuel Bendett

ABC News - by DR. TIFFANY CHAO and DR. SHARI BARNETT - August 15, 2012

The March 2011 earthquake that triggered plant explosions and a meltdown in a Japanese nuclear power plant caused a chain reaction in the psyche of the workers at this plant, making them more vulnerable to emotional stress from perceived discrimination shortly after the disaster, according to a new study.

Researchers behind the study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, administered a questionnaire to two sets of power plant workers in May and June of 2011. One group was from the Daiichi plant, where the major meltdown occurred, while the other was from the Daini nuclear power plant, which exhibited some damage but remained mostly intact.

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JAMA - Psychological Distress in Workers at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1346166

Antinuclear rally draws 170,000 people at central Tokyo park

Fri, 2012-07-20 10:29 — Maeryn Obley

Anti-nuclear protesters carry "No nukes" banners during a march in Tokyo, Monday, July 16, 2012. Image: Anti-nuclear protesters carry "No nukes" banners during a march in Tokyo, Monday, July 16, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered at a Tokyo park, demanding “Sayonara,” or goodbye, to nuclear power as Japan prepares to restart yet another reactor, and expressed outrage over a report that blamed culture on the Fukushima disaster. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

mainichi.jp - July 16th, 2012

An anti-nuclear power plant rally called for by a group led by Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe and other celebrities drew a crowd of around 170,000 people Monday at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, according to organizers.

At the assembly held under a scorching sun, dubbed "100,000 People's Assembly to say Goodbye to Nuclear Power Plants," journalist Satoshi Kamata said at the opening event, "We want to bring an end to nuclear power plants immediately."

Health Uncertainties Torment Japanese in Nuke Zone

Fri, 2012-03-09 11:56 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Samuel Bendett

      

In this Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 photo, Yoshiko Ota displays bottled water she bought at a local shop for daily use at her house in Fukushima, Japan, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Ota keeps her windows shut. She never hangs her laundry outdoors. Fearful of birth defects, she warns her daughters: Never have children. This is life with radiation, nearly one year after a tsunami-hit nuclear power plant began spewing it into Ota's neighborhood, 40 miles (60 kilometers) away. She's so worried that she has broken out in hives. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

By YURI KAGEYAMA - The Associated Press - ajc.com - March 9, 2012

FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Yoshiko Ota keeps her windows shut. She never hangs her laundry outdoors. Fearful of birth defects, she warns her daughters: Never have children.

This is life with radiation, nearly one year after a tsunami-hit nuclear power plant began spewing it into Ota's neighborhood, 40 miles (60 kilometers) away. She's so worried that she has broken out in hives.

Japan Chair Platform: Reflections on Health Reconstruction in Japan after 3-11

Sat, 2011-12-10 10:28 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Linton Wells

By J. Stephen Morrison

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

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Youths of Fukushima Wonder Whether to Stay or Leave

Tue, 2011-10-04 23:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

by Christopher Johnson - The Washington Times - September 25, 2011

FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Ko Saito is in his final year of high school in Fukushima and sees a bleak future for his native province.

“I am very scared of the radiation,” the 18-year-old said while waiting with friends near the city’s train station. They discussed whether to stay or leave a region devastated by the meltdown of a nuclear power plant that was crippled by a killer tsunami six months ago.

“I want to be tested [for radiation levels] to know more about my true physical condition, but they are not doing that yet,” he said. “I want to go to Sendai, because I fear radiation levels in Fukushima are higher than they are saying.”

Mr. Saito reflects the fears of teenagers throughout Fukushima. They want to know more about the real risks of radiation in their home province and don’t always believe official statements about the situation at the reactors.

Stress Levels Rise in Rattled Japan

Thu, 2011-04-14 10:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 13, 2011 11:29 a.m. EDT

Tokyo (CNN) -- The words "Ganbaro Nippon" -- "Be strong, Japan" -- shine down on the nation's capital nightly from the soaring steel of the landmark Tokyo Tower.

But a society known worldwide for its culture of stoicism has been knocked a bit off balance by the one-two punch of a massive earthquake and a nuclear disaster, according to both ordinary residents and experts. Andrew Grimes, a clinical psychologist working in Japan, said the events and their literal and figurative aftershocks have had "a severe effect on people's sense of security."

"It's uncharted territory to some extent," Grimes said. "But I think the mental health aspect is already with us, and it's going to stay with us for a while."

And Junichi Onodera, the director of a badly damaged hospital in northern Japan, said the disaster's psychological scars will linger longer than the current crises.

Health Implications in the Aftermath of Japan’s Crisis: Mental Health, Radiation Risks, and the Importance of Continued Surveillance

Thu, 2011-04-14 09:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux
Subject: RE: Japan Recovery: One Month Update

 

Dr. McDonald,
I work with Dr. Wells on the TIDES Project and have followed Japan-related discussion threads. Your arguments about mental health of the affected population are valid and timely. I have recently come across the following  information and thought it would be of use to you and your colleagues
 
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Sam Bendett

Samuel Bendett
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
www.STAR-TIDES.net
National Defense University

Video - Doctor Warns of 'Emotional Fallout' After Japan Disaster

Fri, 2011-04-08 01:53 — Kathy Gilbeaux

BBC NEWS Asia - Pacific - April 7, 2011

An earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, has hit the north-east coast of Japan and put the region on high alert, triggering a tsunami warning which was lifted after 90 minutes.

A doctor has warned of a complicated "emotional fallout" for children following repeated aftershocks and problems at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Dr Unni Krishnan, from charity Plan International, said it is important that children and parents are provided with psychosocial care and emotional support.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13007342?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 

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