title: Implications of the World Trade Center attack for the public health and health care infrastructures.
abstract: The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center had profound effects on the well-being of New York City. The authors describe and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the city's response to the public health, environmental/ occupational health, and mental health dimensions of the attack in the first 6 months after the event. They also examine the impact on the city's health care and social service system. The authors suggest lessons that can inform the development of a post-September 11th agenda for strengthening urban health infrastructures.
authors.affiliation: Urban Public Health Program, School of Health Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, NY 10010, USA. sklitzma@hunter.cuny.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klitzman
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Freudenberg
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005107:Explosions; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D009519:New York City; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011635:Public Health Administration; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D023481:Terrorism / Q000523:psychology; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*