NIOSH Black Lung Mobile Unit Returns After Federal Cuts; WV Screenings Scheduled in NCWV Next Week • West Virginia Watch

NIOSH black lung mobile unit returns after federal cuts; WV screenings scheduled in NCWV next week • West Virginia Watch

The NIOSH mobile testing vehicle. (NIOSH | Courtesy photo)A mobile unit that provides free black lung screenings to coal miners is up and running again this month after federal cuts led to the service’s pause earlier this year, according to a news release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mobile testing unit — run by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — will be offering screenings in Morgantown next …

Free black lung screenings coming to West Virginia coal miners this summer

MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Coal miners in West Virginia will have access to free and confidential black lung screenings this summer, thanks to a mobile health initiative led by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The program, running through July and August 2025, is part of a broader effort to support early detection of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis—commonly known as black lung disease—a serious and preventable co…