Background information
- "Downwinder" Resources
The term "Downwinder" refers to the thousands of people across the West who were exposed to radioactive fallout from years of atmospheric and below ground nuclear weapons testing, and to a greater extent those who were exposed to radiation through uranium mining and human radiation experimentation as well. As a result of years of lawsuits and legislation, Congress passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program in 1990 to provide a means for "downwinders" to file claims and receive compensation for an array of diseases attributable to radiation and fallout.
Background Information:
Information Available from Cline Library
Listed below are some of the resources the Cline Library has that may help claimants establish residency in Northern Arizona during the time periods specified by the RECP, along with more general information about nuclear weapons testing.
- La Cuesta yearbooks for Arizona State College (Northern Arizona University) and other area schools
- Flagstaff and area telephone directories (online access provided by Flagstaff Public Library)
- Books, videos and government publications regarding nuclear weapons testing
- Northern Arizona University Telephone Directory
- Kinlani, Flagstaff High School Yearbook
Arizona Information
Other sites that may be useful to downwinders or RECP filers: ![Utco Uranium Corporation, 4-6-56. [Navajo miners near Cameron, Arizona.] NAU.PH.85.3.94.188](http://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/11083/images/Downwinder.jpg)
- Sharlot Hall Museum Downwinder Resources
- Coconino County Downwinder Request Form
- Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records
- Arizona State Library, State and Local Government Records
Additional Resources
- North Country HealthCare Radiation Exposure and Screening & Education Program
- Radioactive I-131 from Fallout
- Nuclear Testing and the Downwinders
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Rural Health Policy: Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP)