Current knowledge of U.S. metal and nonmetal miner health: current and potential data sources for analysis of miner health status

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• Personal Author:
  Halldin, Cara N. ; Johns D ; Laney AS ; Storey, Eileen ; Wood J ; Yeoman KM
• Description:
  Little is known about the current health status of U.S. metal and nonmetal (MNM) miners in part because no health surveillance systems exist for this population. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is developing a program to characterize burden of disease among MNM miners. This report discusses current knowledge and potential data sources of MNM miner health. Recent national surveys were analyzed, and literature specific to MNM miner health status was reviewed. No robust estimates of disease prevalence were identified, and national surveys did not provide information specific to MNM miners. Because substantial gaps exist in the understanding of MNM miners' current health status, NIOSH plans to develop a health surveillance program for this population to guide intervention efforts to reduce occupational and personal risks for chronic illness. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Metals Mining Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Promotion Disease-incidence Health-programs Health-surveys Information-processing Information-systems Metal-mining Miners Mining Mining-industry Nonmetal-mining Occupational-diseases Occupational-health-programs Public Health Surveillance Respiratory Tract Diseases Surveillance-programs Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  119-126
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045847
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2016 Mar; 71(2):119-126
• Contact Point Address:
  K M Yeoman, 315 East Montgomery Avenue, Spokane, Washington, USA 99207
• Email:
  kyeoman@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8d1897cdd90a5290bd21e37a4afd6bfb4772f5d82ba1621ee440ff0ffffb24c08a5b845a7b4add0ed4c1d07ecaf69fac627cc4256bc68909b2045e39fc00ff7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201108/cdc_201108_DS1.pdf
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