Liu, Ruiling http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6357-1603
Calvert, Geoffrey M. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-8458
Anderson, Kristi R. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8364-2778
Malcolm, Helen http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4524-7370
Cimineri, Lauren
Dupont, Hannah
Martinez, Marisol
Article History
Received: 16 June 2023
Accepted: 27 October 2023
First Online: 30 November 2023
Change Date: 30 April 2024
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11027-7
Declarations
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: Ethics review and approval, and informed consent were not required. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the declaration below.This work used existing information from enrollment, certification, and claims collected by the WTC Health Program managed by U.S. CDC. No individual members were contacted. This work was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with all applicable U.S. federal law, regulations, and CDC policy (See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46.102(l)(2) (eCFR:: 45 CFR 46.102 – Definitions for purposes of this policy.), 21 C.F.R. part 56 (eCFR:: 21 CFR Part 56 – Institutional Review Boards); 42 U.S.C. §241(d) (USCODE-2021-title42-chap6A-subchapII-partA-sec241.pdf (govinfo.gov)); 5 U.S.C. §552a (5 U.S.C. 552a—Records maintained on individuals—Content Details—USCODE-2010-title5-partI-chap5-subchapII-sec552a (govinfo.gov)); 44 U.S.C. §3501 et seq (44 U.S.C. 3501—Purposes—Content Details—USCODE-2011-title44-chap35-subchapI-sec3501 (govinfo.gov)); the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) (Pub. L. 104–191; 42 U.S.C. § 1320d) (Public Law 104—191—Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996—Content Details—(govinfo.gov)), as modified, and the corresponding implementing regulations, including the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (45 C.F.R. pts. 160, 162, and 164)). (eCFR:: 45 CFR Subtitle A Subchapter C – Administrative Data Standards and Related Requirements), The work was determined to meet the requirements of public health surveillance as defined in 45 CFR 46.102(l)(2) (eCFR:: 45 CFR 46.102 – Definitions for purposes of this policy.); therefore, informed consent was not required for this surveillance activity.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.