The WTC Environmental Health Center and the New York City Health Department recently sent information on how to get care for 9/11-related health problems to more than 15,000 downtown parents, in response to requests from local community boards. The Department of Education provided the current addresses of parents whose children attended public school below 14^th Street during the 2001-02 school year.
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President Obama’s proposed budget   for fiscal year 2011 includes $150 million “to provide screening and treatment for first response emergency services personnel, residents, students, and others related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center."
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Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Bill Pascrell, Jr. appeared with World Trade Center (WTC) responders at a rally in early January near the WTC site to demand passage of the federal James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (HR 847). The rally commemorated the fourth anniversary of NYPD Detective Zadroga’s death, and included the reading of names of other WTC responders who have died since the 2001 terrorist attacks...
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The New York City Council passed a resolution in December urging Congress to amend and pass the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act . Now pending before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the legislation would provide long-term medical monitoring and treatment of people exposed to the World Trade Center attacks.

The resolution calls on Congress to reduce New York City’s cost share under the Act, and to consider adding cancer and certain other illnesses as covered conditions under the legislation.

The New York City Council held a December hearing examining the World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Working Group’s 2009 Annual Report on 9/11 Health . The WTC Medical Working Group was established in 2007 by Mayor Bloomberg to review 9/11 health findings and provide evidence-based guidance to policymakers. It includes physicians and researchers from inside and outside city government with expertise in 9/11 health.
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New York City stepped up its outreach efforts to encourage Congressional support of federal 9/11 health legislation. Although the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (H.R. 847 and S.1334) has the support of the New York Congressional delegation, it must be approved by a House committee, with members from 31 states, before the full House can vote on it. .
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today released the 2009 Annual Report on 9/11 Health, a review of the latest medical research on potential health impacts of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The report, which includes a review of 48 peer-reviewed studies collected and analyzed by the City’s World Trade Center Medical Working Group, was a recommendation of the 2007 report Addressing the Health Impacts of 9/11. The Medical Working Group, made up of 9/11 health experts from science, medicine and government, is co-chaired by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs and Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, MD, MPH.
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The Health Department recently released clinical guidelines  for health care providers on how to treat children and adolescents exposed to the WTC disaster. The guidelines were written and reviewed in collaboration with external researchers and clinical advisors. Drafts were also shared with community representatives for input.
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The Health Department recently sent the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Bulletin to more than 65,000 people who signed up to receive its flagship publication. It was also sent to Spanish and Chinese community-based organizations. Entitled "Is 9/11 affecting your health?," the bulletin offers city residents advice on how to get information, treatment and help for 9/11-related health problems, such as free diagnostic and treatment services at the WTC Centers of Excellence. It is the only printed document in the city that provides an overview of 9/11 health issues and lists all of the publicly funded services available to those affected by the disaster.

The bulletin is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. For copies, call 311. It is also available at all New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation hospitals.

The Health Department recently released updated clinical guidelines for health care providers on how to treat adults exposed to the WTC disaster. The guidelines were written and reviewed in collaboration with external medical experts and other clinical advisors. Drafts were also shared with the WTC Health Registry's labor and community advisory committees for input.
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New York State has extended two important deadlines for workers who have 9/11-related health problems or who may develop them in the future.

Workers’ Compensation Deadline: September 11, 2010

Disability Deadline: September 11, 2010
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