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The WTC Medical Monitoring and
Treatment Program offers a variety of services related to the health of
9/11 responders, including :
- Yearly medical monitoring examinations. Free
and confidential, these thorough exams are designed to track
how your physical health and mental health have been affected by your
9/11-related work.
- Disease tracking. During the exams, responders
have a chance to report serious diseases such as lung disease and
cancer. Between medical exams, we also ask responders to let us know if
they are diagnosed with any serious medical problems. This allows us to
keep a complete, up-to-date record of responders’ health. It lets
us see any patterns of illness that are emerging.
- Sharing what we learn. We identify and track
physical and mental health problems that are related to working or
volunteering after the WTC disaster. This information is shared with
responders, health care providers, and the general public—but we
only report on responders as a group. So your perosnal information is
safe.
- Free and confidential medical and mental health
treatment for WTC-covered conditions. Free treatment is available
to 9/11 responders who suffer from WTC-covered illnesses, including
both medical or physical conditions and mental health conditions.
A link to the current list of WTC-covered conditions are outlined in
this website, with the most updated list posted at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/wtc/FAQ.html.
Doctors’ appointments, diagnostic tests, medication, and
hospitalization, if needed, are all covered at no cost to you.
Whether you participate in just the Monitoring or both Monitoring and
Treatment portions of this program, you can also access benefits
counseling. Social workers and benefits counselors will help you
file WTC-related Workers’ Compensation claims and find other
assistance or provide assistance referrals, as you may need.
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