Becker S M, Locke P A
*College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529; †Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Health Phys. 2016 Feb;110(2):116-7. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000417.
Recognizing the central importance of effective communication, education, and policy across all of the domains of radiation safety and radiation protection, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) established a new committee in 2013. Program Area Committee 7 (PAC 7) was created to develop projects and provide guidance on "Radiation Education, Risk Communication, Outreach, and Policy." After identifying individuals with relevant expertise who were willing to serve, the Committee held its inaugural meeting in 2014. In 2015, the Committee increased its membership and began carrying out an expanded program of activities. One area of activity has involved providing input and feedback on risk communication issues to NCRP and other agencies. Another area of work has involved liaising with other NCRP committees (e.g., Council Committee 1 and PAC 3) to help incorporate psychosocial and risk communication issues into projects. Future efforts of NCRP's newest PAC are expected to include the development of authoritative reports and commentaries dealing with critical issues and challenges in radiation risk communication, education, and policy.
认识到有效沟通、教育和政策在辐射安全与辐射防护所有领域的核心重要性，美国国家辐射防护与测量委员会（NCRP）于2013年设立了一个新委员会。项目领域委员会7（PAC 7）应运而生，旨在开展项目并就“辐射教育、风险沟通、推广及政策”提供指导。在确定了愿意任职的相关专业人士后，该委员会于2014年召开了首次会议。2015年，委员会扩大了成员规模并开始实施扩展后的活动计划。活动的一个领域是就风险沟通问题向NCRP和其他机构提供意见和反馈。另一项工作领域是与NCRP的其他委员会（如理事会委员会1和PAC 3）联络，以帮助将社会心理和风险沟通问题纳入项目。预计NCRP最新成立的PAC未来的工作将包括编写关于辐射风险沟通、教育和政策方面关键问题与挑战的权威报告和评论。
