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September 11: Health Effects and Policy web archive

Collected by: National Library of Medicine

Archived since: Dec, 2019

Description:

A selection of resources documenting the public health effects of and response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, including personal narratives, long-term illness studies, survivor support programs, memorials, federal, state, and local government responses, public and private health support programs, health clinic and medical institution programs, and ongoing research initiatives. Included in the archive are websites, social media, videos, and audio recordings of survivors, family of the deceased, healthcare workers, researchers, government and non-government entities, nonprofit and aid organizations, journalists, and scientists in the United States with the aim of capturing the continued physical and mental health impact of the 9/11 attacks. Archived websites are primarily in English. CONTENT WARNING: Some resources in this collection contain sensitive and difficult content related to long-term health effects from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Subject:   Science & Health September 11 Terrorist Attacks, Science & Health, Society & Culture, Personal Narratives, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cancer Treatment and Research, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

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Title: 9/11 Victims’ Compensation: A History of the Funding Battle

URL: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/how-lawmakers-protected-and-failed-9-11-first-responders.html

Description: News article, titled "A History of the Long Fight to Secure Funding for 9/11 First Responders," by Matt Stieb and published on the Intelligencer website on June 12, 2019. It provides an overview of federal lawmakers' response to the health crises and deaths experienced by those exposed to contaminants at the September 11, 2001 attack sites. The article was written at the time that Congress was debating whether or not to extend funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund beyond 2020.

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Title: 9/11 Recovery Archives | Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

URL: https://maloney.house.gov/911-recovery-archives/

Description: Page on New York Representative Carolyn B. Maloney's website, titled "9/11 Recovery Archives." It provides links to Maloney's records (legislation, reports, testimonies, letters, etc.) documenting the federal government's response to each area of the 9/11 recovery effort, including the health effects on first responders, survivors, and recovery workers present at the World Trade Center.

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Title: 9/11 Health and Compensation | Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

URL: https://maloney.house.gov/issues/911-recovery/

Description: Page on New York Representative Carolyn B. Maloney's website, titled "9/11 Health and Compensation." It features a video of an interview with Maloney on efforts to extend the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as well as a summary of Maloney's efforts to establish and extend the World Trade Center Health Program. The page includes informational links on the Zadroga Act and health resource links for those suffering from 9/11 related illnesses.

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Title: #911health - Twitter Search

URL: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23911health&src=typd&lang=en/

Description: Twitter feed for a hashtag devoted to health issues impacting the first responders and survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Title: Home - 9/11 Health Watch

URL: https://www.911healthwatch.org/

Description: Website of the 9/11 Health Watch, an independent watch group created by the unions and groups who worked to get the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act passed in 2010. The group monitors the federal programs created by the law and ensure 9/11 responders, survivors, and their families are cared for accordingly.

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Title: WTC Health Program at a Glance | World Trade Center Health Program

URL: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2017-141/pdfs/2017-141.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2017141

Description: DHHS (NIOSH) publication number 2017-141, titled "World Trade Center Health Program," published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). It is a one page PDF summarizing the health program's purpose, covered health conditions, facts and figures, and other general information.

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Title: World Trade Center Health Program

URL: https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/

Description: Website of the World Trade Center Health Program, a federal health initiative providing medical monitoring and treatment for 1) responders of the September 11, 2001 attacks at all three geographic areas, and 2) survivors who were in the New York City disaster area. The site provides information on member care, outreach, the advisory committee, and federal laws relevant to the program's mission.

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Title: A Decade of Concern: Assessing the Health Impacts of 9/11 | Center for Health Journalism

URL: https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/blogs/2011/09/06/decade-concern-assessing-health-impacts-911

Description: Blog post, titled "A Decade of Concern: Assessing the Health Impacts of 9/11," posted by Barbara Feder Ostrov on September 6, 2011. The post highlights health studies and media coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks as the tenth anniversary was approaching. It references the then-recent passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which aimed to provide first responders with medical care.

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Title: Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Deliver Benefits for 9/11 Volunteers and Workers | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

URL: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-deliver-benefits-911-volunteers-and-workers/

Description: Press release, titled "Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Deliver Benefits for 9/11 Volunteers and Workers," published by the office of the Governor of the State of New York on September 11, 2018. It announces Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's signing of legislation to extend the period for workers and volunteers to file a Notice of Participation for lost wage and medical benefits following their involvement in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Title: Students of Lower Manhattan | 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Eligibility

URL: https://www.lexblog.com/2019/09/24/students-of-lower-manhattan-9-11-victim-compensation-fund-eligibility/

Description: Blog post, titled "Students of Lower Manhattan | 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Eligibility," published by Turley Hansen & Rosasco, LLP on September 24, 2019. Post covers the health problems experienced by Lower Manhattan students and educators after breathing and drinking toxic dust created by the World Trade Center collapse. It also covers recent legislation to keep the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund open until 2090.

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Title: Home - Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act

URL: https://www.renew911health.org/

Description: Website of the Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act, an activist group created by the unions and groups that worked to get the federal government to enact legislation in response to the health crisis facing the responders and survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The group's mission is to make sure the legislation will continue to be renewed and extended.

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Title: Bipartisan group of U.S. Senate and House lawmakers from across the country introduce critical reauthorization of James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

URL: https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/bipartisan-group-of-us-senate-and-house-lawmakers-from-across-the-country-introduce-critical-reauthorization-of-james-zadroga-9/11-health-and-compensation-act_

Description: Press release, titled "Bipartisan group of U.S. Senate and House lawmakers from across the country introduce critical reauthorization of James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act," published on April 14, 2015. It compiles statements made by numerous Congressmen, Congresswomen, and state officials regarding the reauthorization of federal health and compensation programs providing benefits to first responders, survivors, and recovery workers of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Title: The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ("VCF") homepage

URL: https://www.vcf.gov/

Description: Website of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, a congressional fund intended to recompense the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in exchange for their agreement not to sue the airline corporations involved. The site contains general information about the fund and related laws, instructions on how to file a claim, forms, an image of an exposure map, and other resources.

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Title: Giving 9/11 First Responders The Health Care They Need | On Point

URL: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/03/01/9-11-first-responders-congress-health-care

Description: Audio recording of an episode, titled "Giving 9/11 First Responders The Health Care They Need," of the On Point radio program, which was posted on the WBUR Boston website on March 1, 2019. It features David Folkenflik discussing the long term health issues faced by first responders, the care they've received so far, and efforts to pass legislation extending funding for additional care. Notable participants calling into the program include New York Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, FealGood Foundation founder John Feal, and CBS News' Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook.

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Title: 9/11 First Responder Dies Of Cancer - YouTube

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmhCvryeoNk

Description: News broadcast clip, titled "9/11 First Responder Dies of Cancer," posted by CBS New York on YouTube on June 29, 2019. The clip reports on the death of former NYPD Detective Lou Alvarez, a first responder at the World Trade Center who contracted cancer and became "the face of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund."

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