NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
M EMORANDUM
DEPARTMENT OF TO P Employes
ENVIRONMENTAL
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Rushing. New York 11373 Aitiii Deputy I lissioner
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Emily Lloyd
Commissioner
DATE : October 29, 2007
SUBJ : World Trade Center Programs
In February 2007, Mayor Bloomberg accepted all 15 comprehensive
recommendations in Addressing the Health Impacts of 9/1 J, a report he
commissioned from a special panel to help New York City “take care of its
own.”
The panel recommended that all City employees who were exposed to the
World Trade Center (WTC) collapse be given excused absences for an initial
evaluation or screening at an approved program.
City employees now can take advantage of this evaluation or screening by
making an appointment at one of the following programs, depending on the
eligibility criteria:
•World Trade Center (WTC) Environmental Health Center at
Bellevue
877-982-0107
This program is open to any City employee who was exposed to
WTC dust or fumes and is experiencing physical or mental health
symptoms that may be related to this exposure. This includes
employees who were living or working in lower Manhattan and some
areas of Brooklyn.
Note: The Bellevue WTC Environmental Health Center is NOT a
screening program. It treats only patients who have developed health
problems, which may include breathing problems or other WTC-
related symptoms. If you want more information about the kinds of
health problems that some people have been experiencing visit
www.nyc.gov/9-l IHealthinfo and click on “What We Know About
the Health Effects of 9/11.”
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