HRSA News - HRSA Awards $4.9 Million in Grants to Fund Black Lung Clinics

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Thursday, August 1, 2002

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HRSA Awards $4.9 Million in Grants to Fund Black Lung Clinics

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the award of 16 grants totaling
$4.9 million to provide education, treatment and rehabilitation services for people with black lung disease and others with job-related pulmonary diseases.

“These grants will help 16,000 coal miners and other Americans get the health care they need to prevent or treat black lung and other lung diseases,” Secretary Thompson said.

The grants were awarded to community health centers, public health departments, hospitals and other organizations in 11 states. HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration manages the Black Lung Clinic program through its Bureau of Primary Health Care. Today’s grants are funded under the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act.

“These grants provide important health care resources for miners with black lung disease, who often live in isolated rural areas far from major medical centers,” said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke.

A list of recipients is attached below.

Fiscal Year 2002 Black Lung Clinic Program Grants
Organization	City	State	Award
Alabama Health Center	Birmingham	Ala.	$140,067
National Jewish Medical and Research Center	Denver	Colo.	356,618
Shawnee Health Services and Development Corp.	Carterville	Ill.	394,272
Cook County Hospital	Chicago	Ill.	256,842
Coal Miners Respiratory Clinic of Greenville	Greenville	Ky.	233,933
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corp.	Whitesburg	Ky.	471,935
Miner’s Colfax Medical Center	Raton	N.M.	216,448
Ohio Department of Health	Columbus	Ohio	448,067
Altoona Hospital	Altoona	Pa.	70,006
Centerville Clinics, Inc.	Fredericktown	Pa.	264,000
LDG, Inc.--Lungs At Work	Washington	Pa.	214,020
Windber Medical Center	Windber	Pa.	51,617
Regional Education & Community Health Services Inc.	Jacksboro	Tenn.	121,204
St. Charles Health Council	St. Charles	Va.	382,637
West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources	Charleston	W.Va.	1,033,346
NW Community Action Programs of Wyoming, Inc.	Worland	Wyo.	236,720
TOTAL:			$4,891,732

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