To read more about the long-term and environmental health effects of 9/11, read A Fallen Hero
Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes, Inc, join with Suffolk County Legislator William J. Lindsay in presenting A Conference Dedicated Toward Identifying Issues And Developing Solutions To Problems Still Faced By The Unsung Heroes of The 9-11-01 Attacks
THE FORGOTTEN VICTIMS OF 9-11: RESPONDERS, CLEAN-UP, RESCUE AND RECOVERY WORKERS
Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization co-founded by responders, rescue and recovery workers of the 9-11 tragedy. Members have first-hand knowledge of the impact to health and emotional well-being resulting from their heroic response to this national disaster. The conference will focus on the social, medical, economic and legal ramifications still faced by responders, rescue and recovery workers. Panel discussions will be interactive, providing ample time for questions and open discussion. Individual access to physicians, social workers, attorneys and clinicians, familiar with the health problems and legal consequences of medical impairments resulting from work at Ground Zero, will be available throughout the day. Lung function testing will also be available.
Registration is free but space is limited so please pre-register. You can register by phone at The Long Island Occupational and Environmental Health Center: #631-642-9100 ext 15
Conference Agenda
JANUARY 28th, 2006
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcoming Remarks
Honorable William J. Lindsay
Presiding Officer, Suffolk County Legislature
9:15 Documentary
The Life of an Unsung Hero
9:30 Remarks
Jonathan F. Sferazo
President, Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes, Inc.
9:40 Medical Panel – Representatives from
LI Occupational and Environmental Health Center
Mt.Sinai Medical Center
NYC Fire Department
11:30 Documentary
“Benefits Denied – He Died”
12:00 Working Lunch (Provided)
Keynote Speaker
Honorable Steve Israel
Member of Congress, 2nd CD
12:30 Legal Rights and Benefits Panel
Representatives of
Fusco, Brandenstein & Rada, P.C.
1:30 Solutions Panel
Representives of Local Labor,
Government and 9-11 Workers
Throughout the day you will have opportunities to speak one-on-one with other 9-11 responders, attorneys, social workers, and physicians familiar with the specific needs of Ground-Zero workers and their families. Pulmonary function testing will be provided by The Long Island Occupational & Environmental Health Center.
Sponsored By
UNSUNG HEROES HELPING HEROES Inc.
The Long Island Occupational & Environmental Health Center
Honorable William J. Lindsay
Presiding Officer
Suffolk County Legislature
1.800.416.5454
Representing Injured and Disabled Working People
www.FBRlaw.com
[PLEASE NOTE: 911truth.org has no familiarity with the groups sponsoring this event. We are posting it strictly as a possible help to 9/11 rescue workers, who we greatly appreciate.]