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Communicating in the First Hours
Dirty Bombs: University Reports and Verification of Findings

November 2002, CDC began a cooperative agreement with the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to develop “pre-event” emergency message content for terrorism events.  This project, called the Pre-Event Message Development Project (PEMD), was precipitated by communication challenges identified after the 2001 anthrax attacks. Four university teams were selected to lead this multi-year communication research effort.  The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health concentrated their analysis, report writing and message recommendations on a dirty bomb attack/radiological event.

Reports related to a dirty bomb/radiological event:

All reports are in PDF format.

UAB

• Year 1 Report
• Year 2 Report
• Verification Analysis Cross Comparison Matrix

• Page last updated May 14, 2007

• Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)