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WTC Health Program At A Glance

The World Trade Center Program

The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program offers high-quality, compassionate healthcare to those directly affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks.

We provide medical monitoring and treatment for emergency responders, recovery and cleanup workers, and volunteers who helped at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This group is known as Responders.

The Program also provides initial screenings and treatment to those who were present on the day of the attacks or who worked, lived, or went to school in the New York City disaster area on September 11th or the months that followed. This group is known as Survivors.

The WTC Health Program was established by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. In 2015, the Program was reauthorized until 2090.

Facts about the WTC Health Program

Below you will find general program information related to members enrolled and members certified (approved) for treatment of health conditions in the WTC Health Program. This information is updated quarterly.

Statistics

Enrollment in the WTC Health Program

Line graph of data in table below showing enrollment in the World Trade Center Health Program by Responder and Survivor from July 2011 through June 2017. Line graph of data in table showing newly enrolled members by month from April 2015 through June 2017. Line graph of newly enrolled members by month from July 2016 through June 2017 as follows: July 2016: 135 Responders and 65 Survivors August 2016: 175 Responders and 98 Survivors September 2016: 156 Responders and 123 Survivors October 2016: 199 Responders and 199 Survivors November 2016: 355 Responders and 214 Survivors December 2016: 167 Responders and 141 Survivors January 2017: 225 Responders and 204 Survivors February 2017: 219 Responders and 182 Survivors March 2017: 267 Responders and 192 Survivors April 2017: 368 Responders and 260 Survivors May 2017: 263 Responders and 321 Survivors June 2017: 183 Responders and 216 Survivors Bar chart of data in table showing enrollment by member type. Bar chart of data in table showing the age distribution of members. Bar chart of data in table showing the gender of members. Map of the United States showing enrollment by state. Between 0 and 49 members live in the following states: Alaska Arkansas District of Columbia Hawaii Idaho Iowa Kansas Louisiana Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Vermont West Virginia Wyoming Between 50 and 99 members live in the following states: Alabama Kentucky Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New Mexico Oregon Rhode Island Utah Wisconsin Between 100 and 499 members live in the following states: Arizona Colorado Delaware Illinois Indiana Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Nevada Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas Washington Between 500 and 999 members live in the following states: California Connecticut North Carolina Virginia Between 1000 and 5999 members live in the following states: Florida New Jersey Pennsylvania More than 5999 people live in the following states: New York

Treatment and Certified Conditions in the WTC Health Program

Bar graph detailing living members with certifications by Zadroga Act Categories of Conditions. As of June 30, 2017, there were 28,998 Responders and 5,189 Survivors with Aerodigestive Conditions. There were 10,038 Responders and 3,234 Survivors with Mental Health conditions. There were 5,807 Responders and 1,086 Survivors with Cancer conditions. There were 475 Responders with Musculoskeletal conditions. Bar chart showing the top 10 certified conditions: 21,273 Responders and 2,693 Survivors are certified for rhinosinusitis 18,848 Responders and 2,400 Survivors are certified for GERD 10,975 Responders and 2,608 Survivors are certified for asthma 8,642 Responders and 341 Survivors are certified for sleep apnea 6,142 Responders and 1,706 Survivors are certified for PTSD 6,678 Responders and 781 Survivors are certified for respiratory disorder 5,898 Responders and 1,064 Survivors are certified for cancers 2,624 Responders and 237 Survivors are certified for depression 2,344 Responders and 475 Survivors are certified for WTC-exacerbated COPD 2,072 Responders and 511 Survivors are certified by anxiety disorder Bar chart showing the top 15 certified cancers: 2,127 Responders and 101 Survivors have non-melanoma skin cancer 1,289 Responders and 156 Survivors have prostate cancer 463 Responders and 26 Survivors have melanoma of skin cancer 312 Responders and 87 Survivors have lymphoma 282 Responders and 104 Survivors have thyroid cancer 156 Responders and 175 Survivors have lung/bronchus cancer 243 Responders and 82 Survivors have breast cancer (female) 247 Responders and 55 Survivors have leukemia 220 Responders and 59 Survivors have colon cancer 208 Responders and 36 Survivors have kidney cancer 208 Responders and 31 Survivors have bladder cancer 94 Responders and 50 Survivors have myeloma 78 Responders and 25 Survivors have oropharynx cancer 60 Responders and <10 Survivors have cancer of the rectum 68 Responders and 11 Survivors have tonsil cancer Bar chart showing the number of members with different numbers of certifications: 9,718 (25.1%) members have 1 certification. 8,450 (21.8%) members have 2 certifications. 7,005 (18.1%) members have 3 certifications. 5,163 (13.3%) members have 4 certifications. 3,378 (8.7%) members have 5 certifications. 2,199 (5.7%) members have 6 certifications. 1,196 (3.1%) members have 7 certifications. 684 (1.8%) members have 8 certifications. 408 (1.1%) members have 9 certifications. 511 (1.3%) members have 10+ certifications. Bar chart of data in the table showing the number of members with certifications by Responder and Survivor and age bracket. Bar chart of data in the table showing the number of members with aerodigestive certifications by Responder and Survivor and age bracket. Bar chart of data in the table showing the number of members with mental health certifications by Responder and Survivor and age bracket. Bar chart of data in the table showing the number of members with cancer certifications by Responder and Survivor and age bracket. Bar chart of data in the table showing the number of members with musculoskeletal certifications by Responder and Survivor and age bracket.

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