Scientific Value of the Sub-Cohort of Children in the World Trade Center Health Registry

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• Personal Author:
  Ahmadi A ; Brackbill RM ; Butturini E ; Cone, James E. ; Daniels, Robert D. ; Farfel MR ; Kubale, Travis L.
• Description:
  The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) was established in 2002 as a public health resource to monitor the health effects from the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster. We evaluated the representativeness of the WTC youth population (<18 years on 11 September 2001) by comparing the distributions of age, gender, race/ethnic groups, and income to 2000 census data for the matched geographic area, including distance from disaster. There were 2379 WTCHR enrolled children living in Lower Manhattan south of Canal Street on 11 September 2001, along with 752 enrolled students who attended school in Lower Manhattan but were not area residents. The WTCHR sub-group of children who were residents was similar to the geographically corresponding census population on age and sex. Black and Hispanic children are moderately overrepresented at 0.9% and 2.4% in the WTCHR compared to 0.8% and 1.7% in census population, respectively, while lower-income households are slightly under-represented, 28.8% in the WTCHR and 30.8% for the corresponding census information. Asian children appear underrepresented at 3.0% participation compared to 6.3% in the census. While the demographics of WTCHR youth are somewhat skewed, the gaps are within expected patterns of under-representation observed in other longitudinal cohorts and can be effectively addressed analytically or through targeted study design. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cohort Studies Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: 9/11 Disaster Children Children Exposed To Disasters Cohort Studies Disaster Sites Health Programs Longitudinal Study Medical Monitoring World Trade Center WTC WTC Cohorts

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WTCHP - World Trade Center Health Program
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066199
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Oct; 19(19):12461
• Contact Point Address:
  Robert M. Brackbill, World Trade Center Health Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 11101, USA
• Email:
  rbrackbi@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2cd5b6a27211f02d7f29bdbe38cc92ec788842d5d08b28e59cee59565126948a1a10ad395986f496f5ccda45eba656ffbd6515afdb1a34bcd5dcd3edb7251f41
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212696/cdc_212696_DS1.pdf
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