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HRSA funds clinics in five of the 12
most-affected States: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico,
Nevada and Utah.
All clinics provide radiation exposure-related services
to eligible individuals in the five exposure categories:
downwinders, onsite participants, uranium miners,
millers and ore transporters (see Am
I Eligible?). However, some adapt their services
to meet the needs of the people in the area they serve.
Some clinics offer services at satellite locations.
Please phone the location listed here for clinic locations
and to schedule an appointment.
Arizona Radiation Exposure Screening
& Education Program |
Mountain Park Health Center
2702 North Third Street, Suite 4020
Phoenix , Arizona 85004
Phone: 602-323-3405
Fax: 602-323-3496
Arizona
Radiation Exposure Screening & Education Program
(HRSA grantee Web site)
Mountain Park Health Center operates the Arizona
Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program
(AZRESEP) that serves mostly downwinders and uranium
industry workers. Services are provided at the main
site in Phoenix and the North Country Community Health
Center in northern Arizona.
People Served
Includes downwinders who resided in Yavapai, Coconino,
Apache, Gila, and Navajo Counties and that area of
Mohave County north of the Grand Canyon .
Colorado Radiation Exposure Screening
& Education Program |
Saccomanno Research Institute
2530 N. 8th Street, Suite 100
P.O. Box 1628
Grand Junction, CO 81502
Phone: 970-255-1898
Fax: 970-255-6240
Colorado
Radiation Exposure Screening & Education Program
(HRSA grantee Web site)
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center operates a
Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program
(RESEP) that serves mostly uranium industry workers
from the Colorado Plateau known as the Uravan Mineral
Belt, located in southwestern Colorado and southeastern
Utah.
People Served
Includes uranium miners, millers, and ore-transporters
in the State of Colorado , San Juan and Grand Counties
in southeastern Utah , and the State of Wyoming.
New Mexico Radiation Exposure Screening
& Education Program |
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
2325 Camino de Salud NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-272-5880
Fax: 505-272-5958
The University of New Mexico operates a Radiation
Exposure Screening and Education (RESEP) that serves
mostly uranium mining industry workers. New Mexico
was the leader in uranium production in the United
States between the years 1953 and 1993.
People Served
Includes uranium miners, millers, and ore-transporters
in the state of New Mexico.
Navajo Area Radiation Exposure Screening
& Education Program |
Northern Navajo Medical Center
P.O. Box 160
Shiprock, NM 87420
505-368-7032
Toll-free: 800-549-5644, ext. 7032
Fax: 505-368-7011
The Northern Navajo Medical Center is an Indian Health
Service facility and operates the Navajo Area Radiation
Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) that
serves uranium industry workers and downwinders residing
on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Northern Navajo
Medical Center is the main site with four satellite
clinics in Arizona and New Mexico.
People Served
Includes only IHS-eligible uranium workers and downwinders
in Shiprock and Crownpoint, New Mexico and Kayenta,
Tuba City, Chinle, and Polacca, Arizona.
Nevada Radiation Exposure Screening
& Education Program |
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Family and Community Medicine
2410 Fire Mesa Street, Suite 180
Las Vegas , NV 89128
702-992-6887
Fax: 702-992-6878
Nevada
Radiation Exposure Screening & Education Program
(HRSA grantee Web site)
The University of Nevada operates the Nevada Radiations
Exposure Screening and Education (RESEP) that serves
mostly downwinders and onsite participants exposed
to radiation as a result of atmospheric nuclear testing
done at the Nevada Test Site.
People Served
Includes downwinders or onsite participants who lived
in the state of Nevada at the time of atmospheric
nuclear testing.
Southwestern Utah Radiation Exposure
Screening & Education Program |
Dixie Regional Medical Center, 400 East Campus
544 South 400 East
St. George, UT 84770
435-688-5990
Fax: 435-688-4649
The Dixie Regional Medical Center operates the Southwestern
Utah Radiation Exposure Screening and Education (RESEP)
that serves mostly downwinders in southern Utah, northern
Arizona and southeastern Nevada. The National Cancer
Institute reports that counties in these areas received
the greatest amount of radioactive fallout and estimates
that nearly 40,000 people in southern Utah were exposed.
People Served
Includes mostly downwinders in
- Utah: Washington, Iron, Garfield, Beaver and Kane
counties
- Nevada: Nye and Lincoln counties
- Arizona: Mohave County north of the Grand Canyon
Southeastern Utah Radiation Exposure
Screening & Education Program |
Utah Navajo Health Systems
P.O. Box 130
Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534
435-651-3291
Fax: 435-651-3642
People Served
- individuals who worked in the uranium industry
(including miners, millers and ore transporters)
in Carbon, Duschene, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Sanpete,
Sevier, or Wayne counties in Utah; Apache County,
Arizona; and San Juan County, New Mexico
- onsite participants and downwinders who lived
in Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, and San Juan
counties in Utah.
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Clinic Services
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RESEP Clinics provide to eligible individuals, at reduced cost
- Health screening, including medical and occupational history, physical exam, diagnostic tests, post examination follow-up, compensation eligibility counseling and health risk education
- Outreach
- Assistance in determining and documenting eligibility for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program
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