Nadler: NYC 9/11 Health Guidelines Still Too Limiting

NEW YORK, NY – Congressman Jerrold Nadler released the following statement in response to the release of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster:

"I am pleased that the Department of Health has finally, at long last, released these guidelines. They confirm that New York continues to suffer from a health crisis caused by the World Trade Center disaster.

"Recognizing those with health problems should have been a first step taken years ago. Five years later, victims need accessible treatment, not mere guidelines.

"Furthermore, I am concerned that the approach here is still too limiting. I am particularly troubled at the inadequate attention given to the issues of contaminated indoor spaces and chronic exposure populations."

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