Archive of Press Releases
911 Health Watch Inc. Applauds Councilmember Brewer Effort to have DOI Investigate What the Administration of then New York City Mayor Giuliani Knew About the Toxins at Ground Zero and When Did They Know It?
Today, New York City Council Member Gale Brewer introduced in the City Council a binding resolution, Reso. 560, which if passed would require the City Department of Investigation to obtain and review all documents that city government has about the environmental toxins after the attacks, and how that knowledge reverberated in the years afterwards. DOI would […]
911 Health Watch Inc. Goes to Court Seeking the Records as to What the Administration of then New York City Mayor Giuliani Knew About the Toxins at Ground Zero and When Did They Know It?
911 Health Watch Inc. announced it has filed an “Article 78” lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court to challenge the response by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to our Freedom of Information Request filed on September 8, 2023.
Statement from 911 Health Watch on the Impending Government Shutdown
With the Federal government’s impending shutdown, 911 Health Watch wanted to make sure the community of injured and ill 9/11 responders and survivors know that both programs created by the James Zadroga Act — the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund — will remain open and operational during any […]
911 Health Watch Inc. and Families of 9/11 Responders and Survivors File Freedom of Information Request Seeking the Records as to What the Administration of then New York City Mayor Giuliani Knew About the Toxins at Ground Zero
911 Health Watch Inc. announced today its filing of a Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request with the City of New York on behalf of a group of 911 responders and survivors’ families. The FOIL request seeks records and documents as to the knowledge of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s administration concerning the likely health impact of […]
Former VCF Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya, FDNY Battalion Chief and UFOA Representative Sean Michael, and Executive Director, Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America, Lisa M. Sabitoni Join Board of Directors of 911 Health Watch
With the additions of Ms. Bhattacharyya, Mr. Michael, and Ms. Sabitoni, the organization will continue its mission to make sure that the goal of providing quality medical care and compensation for injured and ill 9/11 responders and survivors is achieved.
911 Health Watch Statement on Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya leaving the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Today, the U.S Department of Justice announced that September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya will be leaving the Department to take a position with Georgetown University Law School’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection. Benjamin Chevat, Executive Director of 911 Health Watch said, “911 Health Watch wants to thank Special Master […]
911 Health Watch releases a video series explaining the World Trade Center Health Program and how 9/11 responders and survivors can access the program
Today, 911 Health Watch unveiled a series of informational videos that help explain the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) and how 9/11 responders and survivors can access the program. With the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks only months away, there will be more awareness and interest about the impact of 9/11 on the health […]
Impact of 9/11 Toxins 20 Years Later and the Federal Response
Thursday, September 99:30 am – 12 pm EST2 pm – 3:30 pm EST Friday, September 109:30 am – 1 pm EST Live-streamed from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Watch now Program Overview This two-day program will bring together health professionals, legal experts, elected officials, and journalists, as well as responders and survivors […]
911 Health Watch releases a video series explaining the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and how 9/11 responders, survivors and their families can access the program
Today, 911 Health Watch unveiled a series of informational videos that help explain the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Program (VCF) and how injured and ill 9/11 responders, survivors and their families can access the program. With the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks only months away, there will be more awareness and interest about […]
Statement from 911 Health Watch on the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Passing a New Milestone
911 Health Watch wants to let the 911 community know that as of Sunday, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has awarded $7.378 billion to injured and ill 9/11 responders and survivors passing the prior authorization of $7.375 billion. That means that, had the VCF not been reauthorized and fully funded last summer, the […]