{"id":3294,"date":"2025-06-20T15:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/two-years-after-train-derailment-nih-to-commission-longer-term-health-studies-of-east-palestine-residents\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:10:48","slug":"two-years-after-train-derailment-nih-to-commission-longer-term-health-studies-of-east-palestine-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/two-years-after-train-derailment-nih-to-commission-longer-term-health-studies-of-east-palestine-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Two years after train derailment, NIH to commission longer-term health studies of East Palestine residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/action-bar\/instances\/cmc3tedoe009126p9gk6l54sr@published\" data-label-id-prefix=\"action-bar-start-of-article\" class=\"action-bar\" data-dynamic-breakpoint-placement=\"{&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;.layout-article-elevate__left&quot;}}\" data-expand-conditions=\"{&quot;follow&quot;:{&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;alwaysExpand&quot;:true}},&quot;shareOptions&quot;:{&quot;large&quot;:{&quot;maxNumOfActions&quot;:1},&quot;medium&quot;:{&quot;maxNumOfActions&quot;:1},&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;withAction&quot;:&quot;follow&quot;,&quot;maxNumOfActions&quot;:2}}}\">\n<div class=\"action-bar__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet\">\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--header\">\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--header-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--header-close\">                            <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--action\" data-title=\"follow\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/follow-topics-bar\/instances\/cmc3tedoe009526p9chshfxs8@published\" data-unauth-redirect=\"\/account\/register\/follow\" data-embed-max-topics=\"\" class=\"follow-topics-bar follow-topics-bar_overlay follow-topics-bar--hide\">\n<div class=\"follow-topics-bar_overlay__inner\">\n<div class=\"follow-topics-bar_overlay__scroll-wrapper\">                  <button data-unselectable=\"true\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/chip\/instances\/cmc3tedoe009626p9chyf21l4@published\" class=\"chip follow-topics-chip \" data-component-variation=\"follow-topics-chip\" data-component-name=\"chip\" data-zjs=\"click\" data-enable-interstitial=\"true\" data-override-success=\"\" data-label=\"Train accidents\" data-id=\"128a4d70-7f10-4646-9bb0-e01940859092\" data-reset-on-log-out=\"true\">    <span class=\"chip__label\">Train accidents<\/span>    <span class=\"chip__icon\">        <span class=\"chip__icon--check\"><\/span>        <span class=\"chip__icon--add\"><\/span>    <\/span><\/button>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"follow-topics-bar_overlay__fade follow-topics-bar_overlay__fade--hide\"><\/div>\n<p>                      See all topics              <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"action-bar__action-sheet--action\" data-title=\"share options\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/social-share\/instances\/cmc3tedoe009426p9a9du7ojw@published\" class=\"social-share_labelled-list\">\n<div class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links vossi-social-share_labelled-list\" data-type=\"share-links\">        <button class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=80401312489&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F19%2Fhealth%2Ftrain-derailment-nih-studies-east-palestine&amp;display=popup\" data-type=\"facebook\" aria-label=\"share with facebook\" title=\"Share with Facebook\">                                <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Facebook<\/span>        <\/button>        <button class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F06%2F19%2Fhealth%2Ftrain-derailment-nih-studies-east-palestine\" data-type=\"x\" aria-label=\"share with x\" title=\"Share with X\">                                <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Tweet<\/span>        <\/button>                                        <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Email<\/span>                <button class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/19\/health\/train-derailment-nih-studies-east-palestine\" data-type=\"copy\" aria-label=\"copy link to clipboard\" title=\"Copy link to clipboard\">                                <span class=\"social-share_labelled-list__share-links--label\">Link<\/span>        <\/button>        <\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share_labelled-list__copied\" data-type=\"message\">                        Link Copied! 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Those projects were worth more than $1 million in total.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih00072e6br4ogx9ad@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The new grants will award up to $10 million for one to three projects over the next five years.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih00082e6bknukhvpx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Vice President JD Vance, who was a senator from Ohio when the derailment occurred, pushed for the funding, the NIH said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih00092e6b9h475qp6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cNIH is working to ensure that the people of East Palestine and the surrounding communities are listened to, cared for, and get the answers they deserve,\u201d NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said in a news release.<strong> <\/strong>\u201cThis multi-disciplinary research program will focus on public health tracking and surveillance of the community\u2019s health conditions to support health care decisions and preventive measures.\u201d    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmc3u4i5v00033b6mus2ejgh7@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm9ujjzem003y2cp7bwcx4tzb@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP25087719392130.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6663890045814244\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2401\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25087719392130.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">           <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before burn in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Gene J. Puskar\/AP\/File<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">Jury decides Norfolk Southern should pay for the $600 million settlement in 2023 Ohio derailment<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000a2e6bfb07tv23@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            East Palestine resident Misti Allison, who ran for mayor after the disaster and campaigned for long-term health studies in the area, said she was pleasantly surprised by the announcement. She sits on the board of one of the current community health studies.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000b2e6buktl1x8c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThis next level of funding will enable us to conduct comprehensive and high-impact studies that can truly make a difference in the area,\u201d Allison said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000c2e6b7ff7nj2t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            She notes that the funding announcement mentions that the research will be co-developed with input from the community.  \u201cThis will really ensure that our concerns and needs are at the forefront,\u201d she said. \u201cSo that is really great.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000d2e6b4hexp70n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            More than two years after the disaster, there\u2019s been a surge in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, respiratory complaints and even some cancers, Allison said<strong>.<\/strong> Because cancers have many causes, however, it\u2019s difficult to tie those directly to chemical exposures from the derailment, she noted.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000e2e6bmviye3y1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Jessica Conard, whose son developed asthma a few months after breathing toxic fumes from the derailment, said the announcement brought \u201ca complicated mix of emotions.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000f2e6blk1bv5xn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWe have had real symptoms now for 2\u00bd years, and all we\u2019ve received is gaslighting and dismissals from state, local and federal agencies,\u201d Conard said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000g2e6bjj3vao28@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWe still need an organized medical response, and this should have happened immediately after the disaster,\u201d she said. \u201cThis feels like a political afterthought.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000h2e6bafu35jpv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cMy hope is that this $10 million doesn\u2019t just fund another academic report that sits on the shelf without any actionable takeaways,\u201d she said, \u201cWe desperately need real medical support.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000i2e6b99bld2km@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Allison said the community has advocated for an emergency declaration to activate special provisions for victims of environmental exposures that would enable residents to receive Medicare benefits to help pay for their ongoing health needs.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000j2e6b16v3nl0h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThese funds would be a lifeline for many families who are still grappling with health concerns and some economic hardship,\u201d she said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000k2e6bp4xycnve@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Dr. Andrew Whelton, a civil and environmental engineer at Purdue University who helps communities assess the impacts of disasters, said the need for the funding is unfortunate. The government and community would have been better served if they\u2019d made more money available up-front to prevent exposures to residents in the first place, he said, and inadequate indoor air testing allowed residents to be exposed to chemicals in their homes for months after the disaster.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000l2e6bth19t2si@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cIt\u2019s positive that there is funding to potentially help people investigate long-term health impact questions, but none of it would have been necessary if the right decisions were made and people in agencies didn\u2019t fail the public\u201d in the first place, Whelton said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmc3tkoih000m2e6b2936pqqw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The NIH said it will accept applications for the East Palestine study grants until July 21.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Train accidents See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! 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