World Trade Center (WTC) Health Registry
UID: 10096
- Description
- The WTC Health Registry is an epidemiological cohort study created as a public health response to 9/11. The Registy includes a confidential baseline health survey in 2003 or 2004. The Registry completed a follow-up survey of adults in 2007 and children in 2008. In 2011, it launched its third survey for adults, adolescents and parents of adolescents. Each participant answered a series of questions about where they were on 9/11, their experiences on that day, and their health status. The survey was voluntary for people who lived, worked or went to school in the area of the WTC disaster, or were involved in rescue and recovery efforts.
- Publisher
- Timeframe
- 2003 - Present
- Geographic Coverage
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New York (State) - New York City
Access
- Restrictions
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Application Required
- Instructions
- Sharing of human data is controlled by the World Trade Center (WTC) Clinical Center of Excellence, a program maintained by the Dire Department of New York (FDNY). All investigators need to enter into a data use agreement with the FDNY WTC Clinical Center of Excellence to receive shared data. Additional information about the data can be obtained through Dr. David Prezant at prezand@fdny.nyc.gov.
Observational
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