IPNTA Meetings & Community Events

AFFECTED BUT NEGLECTED:  
The Impact of 9/11 on Community Health and A Call for Federal Action

THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 7, 2006, 6:30-8:30pm
St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway Between Fulton & Vesey Sts.

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Ground zero workers have suffered severe 9/11 health impacts and our government must take immediate action to meet their needs.   Less recognized is the health impact of 9/11 on the community. After 9/11, medical researchers found the rate of respiratory illness among downtown residents had tripled. What are the health needs of people exposed to contamination from the destruction of the World Trade Center? Shouldn’t there be a federally funded screening and treatment program for all affected residents, office workers, students and visitors?

Join us, as we hear from medical experts and community members on the health effects of 9/11 contamination and launch a drive for the federal government to address these unmet community health needs.

Speak out from the audience about your 9/11 health experiences and concerns.

Moderator

• Juan Gonzalez, Columnist, NY Daily News

Presenters

• Dr. Joan Reibman, Assoc. Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Ctr. & Director, Bellevue Hospital World Trade Ctr. Health Impacts Clinic
• Dr. Jacqueline Moline, Principal Investigator,  Mount Sinai World Trade Center  Monitoring and Treatment Program

Remarks

• Dr. John Howard, federal 9/11 Health Coordinator

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The site is wheelchair accessible.
Spanish & Chinese translation, and reasonable accommodations for the disabled provided upon request.
For more info or to request these services, please call (212) 330-9031 by August 25, 2006.

DIRECTIONS
#4, 5, or A trains to Fulton St.– B’way/Nassau; #2, 3 trains to Park Place; #6 train to Brooklyn Bridge; R train to City Hall;  E train to WTC. M1 or M6 bus to B’way & Fulton; M22 crosstown bus to Chambers & B’way; M15 bus to City Hall.

Sponsored by 9/11 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION (WWW.911EA.ORG), with: Citizens For New York City, Independence Plaza North Tenants Assn., Organization of Staff Analysts, New York State Public Employees Federation, Rebuild With A Spotlight On The Poor Coalition, World Trade Center Residents Coalition.  Endorsed by (list in formation): Chinese Progressive Association, Concerned Stuyvesant Community,  New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health, Sierra Club, Stuyvesant High High School Parents Association, World Trade Center Environmental Organization, World Trade Center Community-Labor Coalition.

Updated information, as well as Spanish & Chinese versions of the fliers, are available by request and on the 9/11 EA website.