Labor Lines

The World Trade Center attacks occurred 13 years ago. Responders and survivors are still struggling to get treated for ailments that resulted from their connections to the World Trade Center.  Some of the challengers are of their own making. This week we provide information to ensure that the responders have access to resources to help attain a degree of recovery.  Our guests: Dr. Jaqueline Moline, Chair and Vice President of the Department of Population Health at North Shore LIJ and a pioneer in the setting up of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program; Mildred Carter, a retired member of DC 37, made ill by her work near the World Trade Center during and after the attack, Liam Lynch, 9/11 Outreach Coordinator from DC 37, and Dr. Nomi Levy-Carrick, of NYU, Mental health director for the World Trade Center-Environmental Health Center. They share with us how they have seen treatment programs develop over the years and the efforts that were needed to develop the progra