Letters and Statements from the Administrator
Dr. John Howard serves as the Program Administrator of the WTC Health Program. He is a medical doctor and a lifelong advocate for workers' health. As the Program Administrator, Dr. Howard may issue statements noting updates and milestones for the WTC Health Program. Below is a listing of the official statements from Dr. Howard.
2024
- September 11, 2024 – 2024 Day of Service and Remembrance Administrator Statement commemorating 23 years since September 11th, 2001.
2023
- September 11, 2023 – 2023 Day of Service and Remembrance Administrator Statement commemorating 22 years since September 11th, 2001.
2022
- September 9, 2022 – Statement from the Administrator commemorating 21 years since September 11th, 2001.
2021
- September 10, 2021 – Statement from the Administrator commemorating 20 years since September 11th, 2001.
2020
- September 11, 2020 – Statement from the Administrator on the Day of Remembrance marking 19 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks.
- May 4, 2020 – Statement from the Administrator regarding COVID-19 and the WTC Health Program.
2019
- September 11, 2019 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the Day of Remembrance on the 18th year since the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
2018
2017
- September 11, 2017 – Statement from the Administrator [PDF, 1 page, 172 KB] regarding the Day of Remembrance on the 16th year since the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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July 1, 2017 - Statement marking the six-year anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors.
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2016
- July 1, 2016 – Administrator’s statement marking the five-year anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors.
- June 2, 2016 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the STAC’s Recommendations on Children’s Research [PDF, 9 pages, 578 KB] . This document was presented to the STAC at its June 2, 2016, meeting and is in response to a letter sent to the Administrator from Liz Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee [4 pages, 502 KB] regarding the STAC’s Recommendation on Children's Research.
- January 8, 2016 – Statement from the WTC Program Administrator John Howard, M.D., on the Reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
2015
- September 11, 2015 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Add Two Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions: New-Onset Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Acute Traumatic Injury.
- July 1, 2015 – Statement marking the four-year anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors.
2014
- August 29, 2014 – The World Trade Center Health Program appreciates the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) detailed and thoughtful review of the approach used by the Program to determine whether to add cancers to the list of conditions covered for medical monitoring and treatment. We take our responsibility for the Program seriously, and we are gratified that GAO found our approach fundamentally to be reasonable. We will closely review GAO's findings and recommendations as we continue to plan and execute our duties. View the GAO statement .
- July 1, 2014 – Statement marking the three-year anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors.
- February 14, 2014 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the publication of an Interim Final Rule (IFR) which amends the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions found in the WTC Health Program regulations, and results in four specific cancers becoming eligible for coverage as WTC-related health conditions
2013
- July 3, 2013 – Statement from the Administrator regarding the Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Addition of Prostate Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
- July 1, 2013 – Statement marking the second anniversary of the WTC Health Program. The Program provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors.
- March 28, 2013 – Statement regarding the Federal Register Interim Final Rule on the eligibility criteria for responders to receive care and treatment following the terrorist attacks at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania