Gulf Study for Oil Spill Workers and Volunteers

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 10,000 cleanup workers and volunteers have enrolled in the National Institutes of Health Gulf Long-term Follow-up (GuLF) STUDY, a national effort to determine if the oil spill led to physical or mental health problems. Reaching the GuLF STUDY’s target goal of 55,000 participants would make it the largest health study of its kind.

For more information, call the toll-free number at 1-855-NIH-GULF (1-855-644-4853) or visit the GuLF STUDY website at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfstudy/ [DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB listserv]