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Never Forget: Advocates question pace of hiring for 9/11 survivor health program
Critics say DOGE’s cuts left a backlog of claims and forced 9/11 survivors to face delays in medical screenings and cancer treatments.
Law Enforcement Honors Dr. John Howard & World Trade Center Health Program Team With ‘Service Above Self’ Award on 09/11
The award is in recognition of the WTCHP team’s meritorious dedication to providing compassionate health screening and treatment to all 9/11 First Responders enrolled in their program.
9/11 cancers are rising sharply, say doctors, who urge people to get checked
New 9/11 cancer cases are emerging at an alarming rate, according to doctors at the World Trade Center Health Program.
Visit the Health Effects of 9/11 exhibition at NYU Langone Health
The Health Effects of 9/11 traveling exhibition, developed by the WTC Health Program in partnership with the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, examines the ongoing health effects of 9/11 exposures and the emergence of WTC-related health conditions.
Meet 9/11 Health Watch, NYC Group Behind Mayor Mamdani’s Release of 170K Pages on Ground Zero Toxins
“The Bush administration, the Giuliani administration all denied that there was an impact from these toxins,” says Benjamin Chevat, executive director of 9/11 Health Watch, which sued for the release of the records. He faults successive city governments for inaction, saying that “instead of mitigating the harm, they mitigated the city’s liability.”
Toxic air sickened thousands after 9/11. Ben Chevat has been fighting for them ever since.
He’s been described as “the man behind the curtain” and an “unsung hero.”
Air Sampling at the World Trade Center Site by the Operating Engineers National Hazmat Program September 27, 2001 Update
The team collected over 50 samples of potential contaminants, including airborne asbestos, lead, total dust, organic vapors, and acid gases.
25 Years Down the Road: 9/11 Mental Health Reflections on the World Trade Center Cleanup
Central arguments include psychological hazards require systematic approaches equal in rigor to physical hazard controls; stoicism culture functions as an organizational toxin; compassion fatigue and moral injury are clinical realities, not character failings; and early intervention-including peer support, structured debriefing, and embedded mental health professionals-saves lives.
Cancer’s toll on 9/11 survivors is accelerating 25 years later
The number of victims receiving aid has tripled in recent years, a Post analysis finds, as the illness’s toll becomes more apparent.
Inside WTC Health Program’s history as 9/11 illness fight evolves
As revelations about the 9/11 illness fight continue to mount, advocates and responders have emphasized the importance of learning from the history of the federal programs caring for those sickened in connection to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.