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 2008-05-30 monographic deposited born digital 37 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-610 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610 P0b002ee1803823b4 f:d08610 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610 GAO-08-610 Data collection Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disease detection or diagnosis Emergency preparedness Emergency response Emergency response personnel Emergency response plans Emergency response procedures Emergency response teams Health care programs Health care services Health hazards Lessons learned Mental health Monitoring Occupational health and safety programs Occupational safety Program evaluation Program management Public health Strategic planning Terrorism Program goals or objectives Program implementation HHS WTC Federal Responder Screening Program Other Written Product A82223 Following the World Trade Center (WTC) attack, the Congress appropriated more than $8 billion to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency for response and recovery activities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received some of this funding to establish health screening and monitoring programs for responders to the disaster and later received additional appropriations to fund treatment. In total, about $369.2 million has been appropriated or awarded for the WTC health programs. GAO previously reported on problems that these programs have had in ensuring the availability of services for all responders. GAO was asked to examine lessons from the WTC health programs that could guide future programs. GAO examined (1) lessons from the programs' experience and (2) HHS actions or plans that incorporate the lessons. GAO interviewed WTC health program officials and other experts and reviewed DHS and HHS documents. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610.pdf GAO-08-610 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-610 Other Written Product GAO-08-610; September 11: HHS Needs to Develop a Plan That Incorporates Lessons from the Responder Health Programs; Data collection Disaster planning Disaster recovery Disease detection or diagnosis Emergency preparedness Emergency response Emergency response personnel Emergency response plans Emergency response procedures Emergency response teams Health care programs Health care services Health hazards Lessons learned Mental health Monitoring Occupational health and safety programs Occupational safety Program evaluation Program management Public health Strategic planning Terrorism Program goals or objectives Program implementation HHS WTC Federal Responder Screening Program Volume 88 Page 143 88 Stat. 143 Volume 115 Page 220-221 Volume 115 Page 2230 115 Stat. 220-221 115 Stat. 2230 Volume 116 Page 820 Volume 116 Page 2135 116 Stat. 820 116 Stat. 2135 Volume 117 Page 11 117 Stat. 11 Volume 119 Page 2680 119 Stat. 2680 Volume 120 Page 1884 Volume 120 Page 2831 120 Stat. 1884 120 Stat. 2831 Volume 121 Page 112 Volume 121 Page 1844 121 Stat. 112 121 Stat. 1844 Public Law 93-288 Public Law 107-38 Public Law 107-117 Public Law 107-206 Public Law 107-296 Public Law 108-7 Public Law 109-148 Public Law 109-347 Public Law 109-417 Public Law 110-28 Public Law 110-161