National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Enhanced Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program Black Lung Screenings

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• Personal Author:
  Halldin, Cara N. ; Martin M ; Wolfe A
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) studies the causes and effects of respiratory diseases related to coal mine dust exposure and provides vital health information to coal miners through health screenings and surveillance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Black Lung Disease Coal Dust Coal Miners Coal Mines Coal Mining Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Dust Exposure Dusts Medical Screening Surveillance
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019112revised032023
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067065
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-112 (revised 03/2023), 2023 Mar; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:17d0d165b25045e9073b928b2a74234fbcbb2e1c36513ac11af2d1107d3c0f599bab5cddad456c68c47d43533a9d4c3c43617ccb9a18e31350814d3a65b7e7b0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210233/cdc_210233_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 909.24 KB ]