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2008 News
EPA Releases Final Report on Lower Manhattan Test and Clean Program
November 19, 2008
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New York State Releases New WTC Responder Mortality Figures
October 30, 2008
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Read more Governor Paterson Urges Presidential Candidates To Provide 9/11 Health Benefits
October 14, 2008
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Read more 9/11 Health Services in Lower Manhattan Community Receive Federal Funding for the First Time
October 2, 2008
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Read more Comprehensive 9/11 Health Bill Fails to Move in Congress
September 30, 2008
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Read more Deadline Extended for Child/Adolescent Follow-Up Survey
September 30, 2008
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Read more British Study of WTC Evacuees Completed
September 23, 2008
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Read more New Program Helps WTC Health Registry Enrollees Quit Smoking
September 22, 2008
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Read more New Findings Provide Clearest Picture Yet of How Enrollees in the World Trade Center Health Registry Were Affected by 9/11
September 10, 2008
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Read more Mayor Bloomberg Announces Success in City's Response to 9/11 Health Issues
September 4, 2008
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Read more Legislation Expands 9/11 Benefits
August 8, 2008
> Read more New York Congressional Delegation Re-Introduces Legislation for Permanent WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program
July 31, 2008
> Read more FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FUND HEALTH MONITORING, TREATMENT FOR WTC AREA WORKERS, RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS
July 28, 2008
> Read more New Study Demonstrates Need to Continue Tracking 9/11-Related Health Effects Among Children
June 20, 2008
> Read more Updated Clinical Guidelines Help Doctors Better Recognize and Treat 9/11-Related Conditions
June 19, 2008
> Read more One in Eight Lower Manhattan Residents Had Signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Two to Three Years After 9/11
June 13, 2008
> Read more NEW STUDY SHOWS CONTINUED NEED FOR 9/11 HEALTH SERVICES
May 22, 2008
> Read more City Honors Police Officers Who Succumbed to 9/11-Related Illnesses
May 7, 2008
> Read more NYC Corporation Counsel Urges Congress To Re-Open September 11 Victim Compensation Fund
April 2, 2008
> Read more Centers for Disease Control Plans to Fund Monitoring and Treatment for Responders Outside New York
March 19, 2008
> Read more City Officials Testify at Appropriations Hearing; Mayor Bloomberg Urges Department of Health and Human Services to Release Funds for WTC Environmental Health Center
March 12, 2008
> Read more September 11 Workers’ Task Force Recommends Changes in WTC Disability Law
March 4, 2008
> Read more Federal Government Examines Cost Estimation Process for WTC Health Programs
March 12, 2008
> Read more Child Adolescent Survey Can Answer Important Questions About 9/11 Health
February 25, 2008
> Read more Health Department Begins New Study of Residents and Area Workers
February 20, 2008
> Read more City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Federal 9/11 Legislation
February 15, 2008
> Read more New York Congressional Delegation Pressures Bush Administration To Establish National Treatment Program
January 29, 2008
> Read more New Video & Brochure Launches Outreach Campaign at WTC Environmental Health Center
January 22, 2008
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