NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
9 JUN-06-2002 22:54 DISEASE INTERVENTION 212 788 4734 P.02/05
Request for FEMA Funding - DRAFT
Dr. James Miller, NYCDOH
1. Create an “Office of Lower Manhattan Air Quality/WTC Response*
Office functions:
• Coordinate NYCDOH’s participation In multi-agency efforts on environmental issues; provide expert
parti.Jpate in governmental and community meetings; serve as an advocate for residents and
workers In Lower Manhattan
* Collaboradon with EPA and ATSDR on indoor air quality studies
• Provide support for research, environmental monitoring, pilot cleanup de’' -onstrations and related
tasks as needed
✓ Aih’ * Support an “information clearinghouse’ for environmental data, review, cleenup, reconcile and
analyze environmental data, develop risk characterizations and assist the community in understanding
environmental data
• Support a public outreach campaign to ascertain community perceptions of environmental health
’ conditions; disseminate information to the public; staff and manage the hotline
Provide environmental science perspective in public information campaign
* SystematiMlly review and provide written comment on characterizations of ambient and indoor air
quality that have appeared in media reports
• Prepare a chronology nnd lesson's learned document regarding the environmental response to the
WTC disaster
• Conduct visits to select and obtain background information regarding prior indoor air testing ar.d
cleaning status, and Informed consent and access agreements for buildings included in the background
study of indoor contaminants
Respond to ongoing su ements of adverse health effects due to WTC-related exposures
Conduct an annual needs assessment
' ' • Advocate - consultant: act as advocate for residents/office workers in Lower Manhattan
DRAFT 1 5/31/2002
James Miller
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