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Cold War Patriots will be attending and have a table at the Rocky Flats Public Meeting:

Wednesday May 12th, 2010

IBEW 68 Union Hall
5660 Logan Street
Denver, CO 80216

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Meeting times are at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm. The same information will be shared at both meetings.

At each meeting, staff from the DOL will provide a brief overview of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) and the medical screening programs.  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Ombudsman for the DOL will talk about their roles and responsibilities.

DOL representatives will be available to answer questions about claims and other agencies will be available for questions and resources.

We hope you can attend!

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has posted a tribute to the National Day of Remembrance for Cold War Era workers.  Below is their tribute. Thank you NIOSH.

Honoring Quiet Sacrifice

This month, our country recognizes a group of workers who quietly made personal sacrifices to protect our country and our freedom. The U.S. Senate designated October 30, 2009, as a National Day of Remembrance for American nuclear weapons program workers and uranium miners, millers, and haulers.

These workers did not just do a job. During a time when our country was at war, and later, during the Cold War, they discreetly built a nuclear weapons program to protect and defend their families, neighbors, and fellow citizens across the country. And in doing so, some of these workers were exposed, often unknowingly, to the types of workplace risks that NIOSH now strives every day to prevent. Some of these workers sacrificed their health, and some lost their lives as a result of these exposures.

From the beginning of our involvement in this compensation program, NIOSH’s core values have been an integral part of our activities. In particular, the core values of quality of science, transparency, and accountability are at the heart of the actions, decisions, and communications in this program.

As NIOSH continues to fulfill its role under EEOICPA, we recognize the debt of gratitude owed to the workers who quietly made sacrifices to protect our country, and honor that debt with our commitment to quality of science, transparency, and accountability in our work.

We invite you to join NIOSH in honoring these workers on the National Day of Remembrance, October 30, 2009.

Below is a message from Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. Director, CDC, and Administrator, ATSDR:

I am pleased to announce the selection of John Howard, M.D., as the new director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); he’ll assume his new role on September 8, 2009. Dr. Howard previously served as the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health from 2002 through 2008.  He also served as Coordinator of HHS’ World Trade Center Health Programs from 2006 to 2008.  He will again assume a dual role, and serve as the World Trade Center Programs Coordinator for HHS.

Dr. Howard is one of the nation’s leaders in occupational health and worker safety.  He has worked with scientists, medical professionals and workers to effectively lead investigations into new and potential health hazards and address workplace health and safety concerns.  Importantly, he brings to this position the dedication and passion needed to achieve the safest workplaces possible.

He is board-certified in internal medicine, legal medicine, and occupational medicine. He is also admitted to the practice of medicine and law in the State of California and in the District of Columbia, and he is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar.  He has written numerous articles on occupational health, law, and policy and serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Health in the School of Public Health and Health Services at the George Washington University.

Dr. Howard received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University of Chicago in 1974, a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard University School of Public Health in 1982, a Doctor of Laws from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1986, and a Master of Laws degree in Administrative Law and Economic Regulation from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1987.

I would also like to thank Christine Branche, Ph.D., for her excellent work over the past year as Acting Director of NIOSH. Christine will remain at NIOSH and will work with John to ensure a smooth transition of authority and prepare to transition into her next position as a Distinguished Consultant in the Office of the Director.
Please join me in welcoming John back to the leadership of NIOSH and thanking Christine for her service as acting director.

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