660 - The CDC’s 9.11 World Trade Center Health Program

Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to dust, debris, carcinogens, and trauma at the three sites of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the immediate aftermath and then the years following. In 2011, Congress created The World Trade Center Health Program to provide health care monitoring and treatment for certified health conditions at no cost to people directly affected. Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the CDC which oversees the program, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the history, the extensive list of covered conditions, and the process through which people can apply to be part of the program—even if they don’t have any diagnosed medical condition at this time. Learn more here: https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/apply.html