BLCOE Mission
To improve the medical surveillance, treatment, and medicolegal services provided by black lung medical providers, advocacy organizations, and governmental agencies who provide care to coal miners.
WHO ARE WE?
The University of Illinois Chicago, in collaboration with National Jewish Health, established the Black Lung Center of Excellence (BLCOE) in 2014, with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Rural Health Policy. Since then, the BLCOE has provided services to many HRSA Black Lung Clinics grantees. In 2020, HRSA funded the establishment of the Black Lung Data & Resource Center (BLDRC).
In The News
Covering Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease Topics
HRSA/NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program: Now accepting applications through to July 18th!
“A new National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program, the Rural Community Loan Repayment Program, will award up to $100,000 in student [...]
DEEOIC Medical Provider Update
The U.S. Department of Labor- Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs- Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness has issued an update [...]
US DOL: Senior Level Former Coal Company Officials In Kentucky Charged For Defrauding Regulators About Black-Lung Causing Risks To Miners
“United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman announced the charging of an additional former supervisor and safety official from Armstrong Coal, [...]