The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (PDF) supports epidemiologic and other research studies on WTC-related health conditions or emerging conditions. To date, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded the following studies:
Pulmonary Function Abnormalities, Diastolic Dysfunction and WTC Exposure: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment |
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| Principal Investigator: | Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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Burden of Mental-Physical Comorbidity in WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Evelyn Bromet, PhD; Roman Kotov, PhD; Benjamin Luft, MD
State University of New York |
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Evaluation of Distal Airway Injury Following Exposure to WTC Dust |
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| Principal Investigator: | Kenneth I. Berger, MD
New York University School of Medicine |
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Cohort Study of Incident Cancer in the FDNY Responder Population |
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| Principal Investigator: | David Prezant, MD
Fire Department of New York |
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Trajectories of Psychological Risk and Resilience in WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Adriana Feder, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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Enhanced Smoking Cessation Intervention for WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Evelyn Bromet, PhD
Research Foundation of the State University of New York |
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Cancer Among WTC Responders: Enhanced Surveillance, Exposure Assessment and Specific Cancer Risk |
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| Principal Investigator: | Paola Boffetta, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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WTC-HEART: Cardiovascular Health Impact and Prediction of Incident Cardiovascular Events Among WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Steven Markowitz, MD
Research Foundation of CUNY-Queens College |
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WTC Health Registry Studies
NIOSH also supports the WTC Health Registry which conducts periodic surveys to learn more about the health effects of the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City.
