Clinicians

There is NO current threat to Hawaii from radiation contamination due to the ongoing radiation events in Japan. The Department of Health (DOH) Indoor and Radiological Health Branch is conducting continuous real time monitoring and has not observed any abnormal elevations in background radiation levels.

For more information regarding radiation issues, please refer to the following:

• CDC Information for Public Health Professionals
• CDC Information for Clinicians
• CDC Information on Medical Countermeasures
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Radiation Emergency Medical Management