Summary of WTC Health Program Research: NIOSH Research Compendium

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• Personal Author:
  Brown EP ; Daniels R ; Katruska, Alan ; Kubale, Travis L. ; Reissman, Dori B. ; Santiago-Colón, Albeliz
• Description:
  The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have caused an array of acute and chronic adverse physical and mental health conditions in the exposed population. In all, nearly 400,000 individuals are believed at increased risk of adverse health effects from their exposure to physical, psychological, and emotional stressors from the event [Murphy et al. 2007]. There is considerable comorbidity in 9/11-related illnesses, resulting in further reduction in the quality of life in some patients. 9/11-related illness has persisted in many survivors or has presented long after their exposure; therefore, long-term follow- up is needed. Shortly after the attacks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provided funding to support a variety of post-disaster activities including medical evaluation and monitoring, establishment of the WTC Health Registry, and published treatment guidelines for adults and children exposed to the disaster. As a result of the combined efforts of researchers, physicians, responders, survivors, local government, research institutions, and the community, the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program was created by Congress with the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. The program provides medical monitoring and treatment of eligible responders, initial health evaluations for eligible survivors, and medical monitoring and treatment for survivors who have health conditions certified by the Program. A "responder" is a person who was involved in rescue, response, recovery, clean-up, and related support activities following the attack. A "survivor" is a person who lived, worked, went to school, or attended child or adult day care in the NYC Disaster Area on September 11, 2001, or in the following days, weeks, or months and those otherwise meeting the Program eligibility criteria. For more information on eligibility requirements for responders and survivors, see https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/eligiblegroups.html. Furthermore, the Zadroga Act authorizes ongoing research activities and provides for the maintenance of the WTC Health Registry. Facts and statistics about the WTC Health Program can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/ataglance.html. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Bibliography Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Bibliographies Health Effects Medical Research Terrorism World Trade Center WTC
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHWTCHP20210001
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WTCHP - World Trade Center Health Program
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063403
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2021 Aug; :1-590
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226472/cdc_226472_DS1.pdf
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