This week, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) launched a new effort to press U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to quickly address the staff cuts and administrative delays at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). More.
Gillibrand, Schumer Continue To Press Secretary Kennedy On World Trade Center Health Program Staff Cuts
9/11 survivors’ health care secured for next 15 years
The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be commemorated this year with assurances that survivors and victims’ families will continue to have access to health care. Advocates announced that the World Trade Center Health Program has secured funding for the next 15 years. More.
Post-Traumatic Growth and Quality of Life Among World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees 16 Years After 9/11
A recent study of World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees found that about one- third experienced post-traumatic growth (PTG) in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and that PTG was associated with social support and social integration. More.
Goldman, Nadler Slam Trump Administration for Failing to Fully Staff World Trade Center Health Program, Reassigning Personnel to DHS
Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) are demanding answers about the Trump Administration’s decision to reassign staff from the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). More.
NYS officials seek answers after World Trade Center health workers are reassigned
New York lawmakers and 9/11 victim advocates are calling on the Trump administration to reverse the reassignment of two top World Trade Center Health Program officials as the program grapples with service delays and staffing shortages. More.
NY Calls on Trump to Restore 9/11 Health Program Staff
Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday called on the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the federal Department of Homeland Security to undo efforts to gut essential services provided through the World Trade Center Health Program by reassigning personnel to federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More.
Gov. Hochul calls for restoration of 9/11 health program staff
Gov. Hochul is calling on the Trump administration to restore staffing levels at the World Trade Center Health Program after personnel were reportedly reassigned to other federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More.
WTC staff reassigned to ICE: 9/11 advocates warn of longer wait times for people suffering from 9/11‑related illnesses
Federal reassignments inside the World Trade Center Health Program are worsening already‑severe delays in care for people suffering from 9/11‑related illnesses, according to advocates and members of Congress. More.