The Health Resources and Services Administration today announced
six grants totaling $2.6 million to aid individuals harmed by
the mining, transport and processing of uranium and the testing
of nuclear weapons.
Today’s awards are the first under the new Radiation Exposure Screening and
Education Program created by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Amendments of 2000. HRSA manages the program through its Bureau of Primary
Health Care.
Grant recipients include three medical centers, a health center, a
university and a health system in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
Specifically, the program requires grant recipients to:
- develop education programs and disseminate information on cancers and
other diseases caused by radiation and the importance of early detection;
- screen eligible individuals for cancer and other diseases caused by
radiation;
- provide appropriate referrals for medical treatment; and
- help document Radiation Exposure Compensation Program claims.
The list of today’s grantees follows:
FY 2002 Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program Awards |
Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
Mountain Park Health Center |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
$341,570 |
St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center |
Grand Junction |
Colo. |
580,626 |
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
311,653 |
Miners’ Colfax Medical Center |
Raton |
N.M. |
270,749 |
Northern Navajo Medical Center |
Shiprock |
N.M. |
517,300 |
Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. |
Montezuma Creek |
Utah |
589,181 |
TOTAL: $2,611,079 |
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