The World Trade Center (WTC) medical monitoring and treatment program: a unique NIOSH funded program for the heroes of 9/11.
Source
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-109, 2007 Feb; :1-6
Abstract
The World Trade Center (WTC) medical monitoring and treatment program is a unique program federally funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). It is the only program that provides free health monitoring and focused treatment for workers and volunteers who took part in the rescue, recovery, cleanup, and restoration activities at the WTC site in New York City.
Keywords
Medical-monitoring; Medical-treatment; Occupational-medicine-programs; Emergency-responders; Worker-health; Fire-fighters; Police-officers; Hazardous-materials; Hazardous-waste-cleanup; Health-care; Health-care-facilities; Region-2
Document Type
Numbered Publication
Identifying No.
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-109
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health