The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (PDF) supports epidemiologic and other research studies on WTC-related health conditions or emerging conditions. To date, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has funded the following studies:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in WTC Responders; Role of Nasal Pathology |
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| Principal Investigator: | Jag Sunderram
University of Medicine & Dentistry New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
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Epigenetic Linkage between PTSD and Respiratory Disease in WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Benjamin Luft
State University New York Stony Brook |
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Health and Socioeconomic Sequelae of the WTC Disaster among Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Hyun Kim
North Shore—Long Island Jewish Health System |
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Service Need and Use among Youth Exposed to the WTC Attack |
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| Principal Investigator: | Ping Wu
New York State Psychiatric Institute |
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The Impact of 9/11 on Youth: Mental Health, Substance Use & Other Risk Behaviors |
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| Principal Investigator: | Christina Hoven
New York State Psychiatric Institute |
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Prognosis and Determinants of Asthma Morbidity in WTC Rescue and Recovery Workers |
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| Principal Investigator: | Juan Wisnivesky
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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Biomarkers of Psychological Risk and Resilience in World Trade Center Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Adriana Feder
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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Pulmonary Diseases in WTC Workers: Symptoms, Function, and Chest CT Correlates |
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| Principal Investigator: | Rafael De La Hoz
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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For How Long is WTC Exposure Associated with Incident Airway Obstruction |
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| Principal Investigator: | Charles Hall
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
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Bronchial Reactivity and the Course of Lung Function |
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| Principal Investigator: | Thomas Aldrich
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
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Pulmonary Function Abnormalities, Diastolic Dysfunction and WTC Exposure: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment |
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| Principal Investigator: | Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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Burden of Mental-Physical Comorbidity in WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Evelyn Bromet, PhD; Roman Kotov, PhD; Benjamin Luft, MD
State University of New York |
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Evaluation of Distal Airway Injury Following Exposure to WTC Dust |
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| Principal Investigator: | Kenneth I. Berger, MD
New York University School of Medicine |
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Cohort Study of Incident Cancer in the FDNY Responder Population |
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| Principal Investigator: | David Prezant, MD
Fire Department of New York |
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Trajectories of Psychological Risk and Resilience in WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Adriana Feder, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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Enhanced Smoking Cessation Intervention for WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Evelyn Bromet, PhD
Research Foundation of the State University of New York |
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Cancer Among WTC Responders: Enhanced Surveillance, Exposure Assessment and Specific Cancer Risk |
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| Principal Investigator: | Paola Boffetta, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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WTC-HEART: Cardiovascular Health Impact and Prediction of Incident Cardiovascular Events Among WTC Responders |
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| Principal Investigator: | Steven Markowitz, MD
Research Foundation of CUNY-Queens College |
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WTC Health Registry Studies
NIOSH also supports the WTC Health Registry which conducts periodic surveys to learn more about the health effects of the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City.
