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Rutgers still focusing on care for 9/11 responders, survivors 25 years later
“We are still here and would love the privilege of taking care of you,” said Dr. Iris Udasin, a Rutgers professor of environmental and occupational medicine who is medical director of New Jersey’s World Trade Center program, one of six centers of excellence providing this care.
Twenty-five years later, 9/11’s toll still grows
Retired state trooper Fred Scheidt died last year of 9/11-related causes. His widow says more needs to be done to prevent additional deaths of first responders.
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11-Lessons From the World Trade Center Health Program
This Perspective explores key developments in care delivery and clinical understanding of the population exposed to the 9/11 terrorist attacks through data from the World Trade Center Health Program.
The fight to build and protect the World Trade Center Health Program
“Fire fighters – and countless others – answered the call on 9/11 without hesitation,” General President Edward Kelly said. “Twenty-five years later, people are still getting sick because of their service. We all have a duty to make sure they get the care they need.”
25 Years After 9/11: Employer Obligations to Inform Affected Workers of Victim Compensation Funds
With the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, New York employers may want to note that state law requires practicable efforts to notify employees who worked near the World Trade Center towers during and after the attacks of their eligibility for two victim compensation funds.
How 9/11 reshaped the fire service
The collapse of the World Trade Center towers killed 343 FDNY members and a New York Fire Patrolman. It also exposed major gaps across the fire service, especially incident command, communications, health protections, and behavioral health.
Years after exposure to 9/11 ‘dust’, first responders started getting sick
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than 400,000 people in Lower Manhattan, including those who lived and worked there, were exposed to toxic material from the collapse of the twin towers.
9/11-related illnesses continue to plague thousands of people 25 years later
As of late August, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has received 112,000 claims, awarding more than $18 billion.
9/11 memorial ceremony adds 7th moment of silence
The new tribute recognizes first responders, recovery workers, survivors and Lower Manhattan residents exposed to dangerous dust and debris in the days and months after Sept. 11.
Program focuses on mental health of WTC first responders
A study published in March found program responders are living longer than responders not enrolled in the program.