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Responders to the World Trade Center (WTC) attack were exposed to many hazards, and concerns remain about long-term health effects of the disaster and the availability of health care services for those affected. In 2006, GAO reported on problems with the Department of Health and Human Services'...

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Main Author: Bascetta, Cynthia A., 1953-
Corporate Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Subjects:
United States. > Department of Health and Human Services > Rules and practice.
Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) > Appropriations and expenditures.
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health > Appropriations and expenditures > Federal employees > Contractors.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Health aspects.
Medical screening > Government policy > United States.
Government contractors > Health aspects > United States.
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) > Emergency responders > Screening, treatment and monitoring.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS85817
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Summary:Responders to the World Trade Center (WTC) attack were exposed to many hazards, and concerns remain about long-term health effects of the disaster and the availability of health care services for those affected. In 2006, GAO reported on problems with the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) WTC Federal Responder Screening Program and on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) distribution of treatment funding. GAO was asked to update its 2006 testimony. GAO assessed the status of (1) services provided by the WTC Federal Responder Screening Program, (2) efforts by CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to provide services for ...
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed on August 13, 2007).
"July 2007."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:ii, 35 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of Aug. 13, 2007: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07892.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.