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Tavis Talks: John Feal
John Feal was a first responder to Ground Zero on 9/11 and was instrumental in getting the Zadroga Act passed, which provides for compensation for people exposed to chemicals at the site.
Shanksville Responders to Receive Medical Benefits
Area responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — including the United Airlines Flight 93 crash in Shanksville — soon may receive medical benefits as part of The World Trade Center Health Program.
Update on NYS World Trade Center Volunteer Fund
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, which administers the World Trade Center (WTC) Volunteer Fund, announced last week that it was moving to shift the management of the fund to a Third Party Administrator, the Triad Group, effective June 24. http://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/SubjectNos/sn046_549.jsp According to the Workers Compensation Board, the Triad Group will assume responsible for […]
Health meetings planned: Benefits available for 9/11 responders
Area responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks – including the United Airlines Flight 93 crash in Shanksville – soon may receive medical benefits as part of The World Trade Center Health Program.
Long Island Forum on Victim Compensation Fund
Wanted to let you know about an Educational Forum on the Victim Compensation Fund being hosted this Thursday by the Long Island Center of Excellence. Below are the details. The Long Island Clinical Center of Excellence invites you to a Victim Compensation Fund Education Session this Thursday, July 11th presented by representatives from the Special […]
Ask 911 Health Watch
I wanted to let you know about a new feature on the 911 Health Watch website, “Ask 911 Health Watch and Frequently Asked Questions”. http://www.911healthwatch.org/q-a/ We know that 9/11 Responders and Survivors have a lot of questions about the programs and resources available to them. That is one of the reasons we created 911 Health […]
Statement from the WTC Program Administrator John Howard, M.D. marking the two-year anniversary of the World Trade Center Health Program
I wanted to share with you the Statement from the WTC Program Administrator John Howard, M.D. marking the two-year anniversary of the World Trade Center Health Program http://www.cdc.gov/wtc/administrator_2ndanniversary.html July 1, 2013 marks the second anniversary of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, established by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The Program […]
Prostate Cancer Proposed to be Added to World Trade Center Health Program Covered Cancers
Today the World Trade Center Health Program published a proposed rule for public comment that would add Prostate Cancer to the covered WTC Health Program Cancers . For proposed rule go here: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/07/02/2013-15816/addition-of-prostate-cancer-to-the-list-of-wtc-related-health-conditions-world-trade-center-health For list of covered cancers go here: http://www.cdc.gov/wtc/faq.html#cancer The Administrator of the World Trade Center Health program, Dr. John Howard, made the […]
WTC picnic commemorates 9/11 responders on Long Island
On Sunday, the FealGood Foundation teamed up with the Long Island Clinical Center of Excellence to throw the 4th annual WTC Responder Family Picnic at the Deer Park Fire Department. More than 500 people attended.
Help Us Inform Injured 9/11 Responders and Survivors about VCF deadline this coming October 3rd.
This week, there are fewer than 100 days until the October 3rd deadline by which most injured Responders and Survivors have to file a claim with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Because it is so hard to reach those effected by 9/11, and because the VCF deadline is coming up, 911 Health Watch is […]