The Worker Health Protection Program (WHPP) provides free medical screening for former workers at 16 Department of Energy (DOE) sites across the country.
DOE workers may have been exposed to radiation, asbestos, beryllium, lead, noise, solvents and other hazards. The goal of this free medical screening is to determine whether those exposures caused or contributed to any of your current health problems and to identify new health conditions that may be caused by previous exposures.
For the first time, former DOE workers have the opportunity to obtain an independent, objective assessment of their health in relation to their prior workplace exposures by a physician with expertise in occupational medicine.
A subset of WHPP participants at high risk for lung cancer may be eligible for annual low-dose CT scans. Low-dose CT scans can detect lung cancer at an early stage, when treatment is most effective. Eligibility is based on age, work, smoking and health history.
WHPP Provides Medical Exams and Early Lung Cancer Screening to Former Workers of:
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Brookhaven National Laboratory |
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Fernald Feed Materials Production Center |
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Idaho National Laboratory |
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K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant (both current and former workers are eligible) |
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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Mound Site |
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Nevada Test Site |
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (both current and former workers are eligible) |
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Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (both current and former workers are eligible) |
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Sandia (California) National Laboratory |
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Sandia (New Mexico) National Laboratory |
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (No ELCD) |
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Y-12 National Security Complex |
To schedule an appointment contact 1-888-241-1199 or reach out to your local WHPP coordinator.
The program is funded by a contract from the DOE and is led by Queens College of the City University of New York in partnership with the United Steelworkers (USW), Atomic Trades and Labor Council (ATLC), and the former Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor Council (FATLC).
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