Linking Compensation and Health Surveillance Data Sets to Improve Knowledge of US Coal Miners’ Health

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• Personal Author:
  Almberg KS ; Blackley DJ ; Cohen RA ; Halldin, Cara N. ; Laney AS ; Storey, Eileen
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Increase knowledge of US coal miners' respiratory health by linking data from the black lung benefits program (BLBP) and the coal workers' health surveillance program (CWHSP). METHODS: BLBP claims data from 2000 through 2013 was linked to CWHSP data from 1970 through 2016. RESULTS: Overall, 273,644 miners participated in CWHSP, 37,548 in BLBP, and 22,903 in both programs. Median age of miners at their time of first/only participation in CWHSP was 28 and 32 years, respectively. BLBP claimants were older (median age 59). Thirty-nine percent of BLBP claimants had not participated in CWHSP. The relative contributions of states to participation differed between CWHSP and BLBP. For example, Kentucky miners accounted for 18% of CWHSP participants, but 36% of BLPB participants. CONCLUSIONS: Many BLBP claimants never appeared in CWHSP, indicating missed opportunities for secondary prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Coal Coal Mining Demography Dust Environmental Exposure Lung Lung Diseases Mining Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Black Lung Disease Benefits Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Coal Dust Coal Miners Coal Mines Coal Mining Coal Workers Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Benefits COPD Demographic Characteristics Dust Exposure Dusts Exposure Levels Lung Disease Lung Function Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Pneumoconiosis Pulmonary System Pulmonary System Disorders Respiratory Health Respiratory System Disorders Risk Factors Statistical Analysis Surveillance Programs Worker Health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050186
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 Oct; 59(10):930-934
• Contact Point Address:
  Kirsten S. Almberg, PhD, 1603 W. Taylor Street, (MC923), Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  almberg@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:614eda739a1c3d7702ea1321f5207f87eed72b6088702d800be77c39b0634a893179d0d978c1d273d798812aaecbe963cbeee18167f4f4ca6b2c86cc8fa8e68f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210645/cdc_210645_DS1.pdf
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