大津赤十字病院の東日本大震災救護活動報告の中の、会津若松地域の巡回診療を行った「日高班」の活動報告書です。
会津若松地域は震災で大きな被害を受けていないため、住民が普通の生活をしている一方で、いまだ帰宅することもできない被災者が暮らす避難所は非日常的であり、1つの地域に2つの世界があるように見えます。避難所ではプライバシーが守られない環境に加え、原発事故の影響で避難している人は、自宅が津波の被害にあっていないのに、放射線の影響でいつ帰宅できるかわからないストレスを抱えています。このような被災者に対するこころのケアの重要性が感じられました。
This is part of a report about relief activities conducted by the Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital during the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. This part is about relief activities by Team Hidaka that provided mobile clinic services in Aizuwakamatsu area.
Since the damage caused to this area by the disaster was minor, the residents were living a normal life there. However, the evacuees were not able to return to their homes and living at evacuation centers. Their lives were extraordinary. It seemed that two worlds co-existed in one area. At the evacuation centers, they were living in an environment with no privacy. The people evacuated to the area due to the nuclear accident and their houses were not damaged by the tsunami. They did not know when they would return to their homes and felt stress. The team members felt the importance of providing psychological care to the survivors.