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WTC Health Program to alleviate staffing shortfall following deep budget cuts
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. has agreed to lift a hiring freeze at the World Trade Center Health Program, restoring the compensation fund for 9/11 survivors and first responders to full staff for the first time in more than a year.
HHS reverses staffing cuts to crucial health care program used by 9/11 survivors
Officials in the CDC, a subagency of HHS, informed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) this week that the World Trade Center Health Program had gotten approval to hire 37 more employees to reach a goal of 120 full-time workers, following inquiries from her and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office.
FDNY’s top doc joins chorus calling for fixing WTCHP
The World Trade Center Health Program’s understaffing has stalled grant funding, delayed program enrollment and halted the certifications of new conditions to be covered by the program, the FDNY’s top doctor told The Chief in an interview earlier this month.
Occupational exposure to toxic particles and risk of pulmonary sarcoidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pulmonary sarcoidosis is associated with occupational silica, pesticides, WTC dust and mould.
Gillibrand Hosts Labor Gathering Featuring New York State Union Leaders
The morning-long event featured a series of remarks and discussions aimed at ensuring every New Yorker has the resources and protections to thrive in a changing economy.
Officials call for release of Sept. 11 records
Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal wants to know when New York State officials knew about the toxins at Ground Zero in 2001.
‘The City’s Response Is Devoid of Credibility’
Even after 911 Health Watch disclosed the contents of the Harding Memo on February 5, the City continued to insist that no records could be found.
World Trade Center Health Program; Petitions 029, 034, 035, and 062-Hepatic Steatosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
The Administrator has determined that there is insufficient evidence available to support taking further action at this time regarding hepatic steatosis.
Revived 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force doesn’t include sanitation, EMS unions
New York’s revived 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force met for the first time in February, but representatives for sanitation and EMS workers, hundreds of whom have died of World Trade Center-related illnesses, were not invited to participate.
HHS Secretary Kennedy says he’s ‘fixing’ World Trade Center Health Program
In recent weeks, NY1 has reported on assertions from lawmakers that staffing cuts and reassignments at the agency are damaging the program and endangering the lives of the people it serves.