Sawano Toyoaki, Nishikawa Yoshitaka, Ozaki Akihiko, Leppold Claire, Tsubokura Masaharu
Department of Surgery, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Fukushima 975-0033, Japan.
Department of Health Informatics, School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
J Radiat Res. 2018 May 1;59(3):381-384. doi: 10.1093/jrr/rry025.
The health threats of radiation-release incidents are diverse and long term. In addition to direct radiation effects, it is imperative to manage the indirect effects of radiation such as stigma, prejudice and broader mental health impacts. Six years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 2011, bullying caused by stigma and prejudice toward evacuees, including children, has become a social problem in Japan. This phenomenon may be associated with the fact that knowledge about radiation has still not reached the general public, and to a potential lack of motivation among Japanese citizens to learn about radiation and bullying. Continuous and sustained education regarding radiation is warranted in order to enhance the general knowledge level about the effects of radiation in Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, and this education will become an important reference for education after future nuclear disasters.
辐射释放事故对健康的威胁具有多样性且长期存在。除了直接辐射影响外，还必须应对辐射的间接影响，如污名化、偏见以及更广泛的心理健康影响。2011年3月福岛第一核电站事故六年之后，针对包括儿童在内的撤离者的污名化和偏见所导致的欺凌行为，已成为日本的一个社会问题。这一现象可能与以下事实有关：关于辐射的知识仍未普及到普通大众，以及日本公民可能缺乏了解辐射和欺凌行为的积极性。为提高日本民众对福岛第一核电站事故后辐射影响的总体认知水平，有必要持续开展辐射教育，而这种教育将成为未来核灾难后教育的重要参考。
