NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:

World Trade Center Response

Numbers of Participants in the WTC Health Programs:

Numbers of Persons in the WTC Health Programs as of June 30, 2009*

	Enrolled+	Initial Exam	Monitoring Exams in Past Year	Treatment Patients in Past Year†
FDNY Responders	15,721	15,160	9,792	5,578
NYC Area Responders‡	34,160	25,933	10,212	7,318
National Responders (Outside NYC area)	4,478	3,052	1,737	685
Subtotal of Responders	54,359	44,145	21,741	13,581

Community Program Participants §	3,915	3,915	2,277	2,277

Total	58,274	48,060	24,018	15,858

* This data is current as of June 30, 2009 and expected to be updated on 12/15/2009

+ Enrolled refers only to individuals who met eligibility criteria to be included in the program, but not all responders have decided to participate in the monitoring program after enrolling.

† The number of patients in treatment are those responders who have been referred from a monitoring exam for follow-up care and received any treatment between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.

‡ General responders in the NYC area are those seen in the following five clinical centers of excellence: Bellevue Hospital/New York University School of Medicine, City University of New York/Queens College, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

§ Federal funding for the Community Program began on September 29, 2008, at which time there were 2,759 participants.

Page last updated: November 5, 2009
Page last reviewed: November 5, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director

World Trade Center Response

The national response team assisting in New York City

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