Many 9/11 responders and survivors went through major life changes after the attacks, and those changes may have include getting married or experiencing other life events that resulted in a legal name change. The VCF will accept claims under your new name, but requires some proof of the change.

Learn more about the VCF’s Private Physician Process.

For survivors of the 9/11 attacks, the Zadroga Act provides several important benefits. Here are some of the ways in which the law can help survivors.

The term “World Trade Center Survivor,” as defined in the Zadroga Act, refers to anybody who worked, resided, went to school, or attended daycare or adult daycare downtown on 9/11 or during the WTC clean-up. Embracing the idea of being a “World Trade Center Survivor” is an important first step to gaining access to the services available to the community that lived through 9/11.

The WTC Health Registry is a longitudinal health study of the 9/11-impacted population being conducted by the New York City Department of Health. It includes the nation’s largest research cohort of 9/11 survivors - i.e. people who lived, worked, or attended school in lower Manhattan after the attacks - and is a vital source of information about the health impacts emerging in the 9/11 community.

The WTC Health Program and VCF’s procedures take into account that people will likely continue to get sick with new compensable conditions after applying. After all, some health issues take longer than others to emerge, and issues can always be improperly diagnosed or worsen over time.

In most cases, the WTC Health Program will cover diagnostic services for the conditions it treats, from GERD to cancers. In the case of cancer, however, certain high-risk populations who require regular screenings. Because of this, the program has a few policies in place to make sure these screenings are available to people who meet certain age and risk-factor criteria.

The WTCHP-STAC has announced their next meeting date!

To kick things off for the year, we thought we’d delve into the numbers. Periodically the WTC Health Program releases a report with statistics that help paint a picture of the 9/11 health crisis as it stands. Today we’re taking a look at the most recent report.

I’m a 9/11 survivor. What should I do if I’m NOT sick to protect myself for the future?