June 4, 2003—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently held a public meeting entitled “Priorities, Strategies, and Methods for Long-term Health Monitoring of World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed Rescue, Recovery, and Restoration Workers and Volunteers.” This meeting provided input to NIOSH in identifying the needs and priorities for providing long-term medical monitoring to emergency services, rescue, and recovery personnel who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the WTC.
Public Law 108-7 makes available $90 million to administer baseline and follow-up screening, clinical examinations, long-term health monitoring, and analysis for emergency services, rescue, and recovery personnel, $25 million of which is designated specifically for New York City firefighters.
At this meeting NIOSH asked for comments concerning seven discussion areas. To provide written comments concerning these discussions, visit NIOSH.
