United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-09-20 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1253T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T P0b002ee180376966 f:d071253t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T GAO-07-1253T Disease detection or diagnosis Federal aid programs Federal employees Health care programs Health care services Health hazards Interagency relations Occupational health and safety programs Program evaluation Program management Terrorism Program implementation HHS WTC Federal Responder Screening Program Testimony A76509 Six years after the attack on the World Trade Center (WTC), concerns persist about health effects experienced by WTC responders and the availability of health care services for those affected. Several federally funded programs provide screening, monitoring, or treatment services to responders. GAO has previously reported on the progress made and implementation problems faced by these WTC health programs, as well as lessons learned from the WTC disaster. This testimony is based on previous GAO work, primarily September 11: HHS Needs to Ensure the Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring for All Responders (GAO-07-892, July 23, 2007). This testimony discusses (1) status of services provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) WTC Federal Responder Screening Program, (2) efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to provide services for nonfederal responders residing outside the New York City (NYC) area, and (3) lessons learned from WTC health programs. For the July 2007 report, GAO reviewed program documents and interviewed HHS officials, grantees, and others. In August and September 2007, GAO updated selected information in preparing this testimony. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T.pdf GAO-07-1253T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1253T Testimony GAO-07-1253T; September 11: Problems Remain in Planning for and Providing Health Screening and Monitoring Services for Responders; Disease detection or diagnosis Federal aid programs Federal employees Health care programs Health care services Health hazards Interagency relations Occupational health and safety programs Program evaluation Program management Terrorism Program implementation HHS WTC Federal Responder Screening Program Volume 115 Page 220-221 Volume 115 Page 2230 115 Stat. 220-221 115 Stat. 2230 Volume 116 Page 820 116 Stat. 820 Volume 117 Page 11 Volume 117 Page 517 117 Stat. 11 117 Stat. 517 Volume 119 Page 2680 Volume 119 Page 2814 119 Stat. 2680 119 Stat. 2814 Volume 121 Page 112 121 Stat. 112 Public Law 107-38 Public Law 107-117 Public Law 107-206 Public Law 108-7 Public Law 109-148 Public Law 110-28