Measuring Health Conditions and Behaviours in Fishing Industry Participants and Fishing Communities Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)

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• Personal Author:
  Drexler M ; Marcum J ; Norman K ; Ridings C ; Speir C
• Description:
  We estimate physical health, mental health, and healthcare access conditions and behaviours among fishing industry participants from a public health survey in the United States. Human well-being is an increasingly important consideration in ecosystem models and fishery management. We use a standardized public health survey, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, to estimate health-related aspects of well-being in fishing industry participants (including harvest, processing, and wholesaling sectors) in Washington state and compare to reference populations. We find that physical and mental health outcomes and healthcare access among fishing industry participants are broadly similar to other populations. However, fishing industry participants are more frequently affected by conditions that limit activity and tend to engage in potentially unhealthy behaviour at higher rates. Our work fills a gap on health-related well-being outcomes in the human dimensions of fisheries and demonstrates the role that public health surveys can play in the study of well-being in fishing communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Hunting Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Ecosystem-based Management Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System BRFSS Fishing Communities Fishing Industry Health Care Health Effects Human Health Human Wellbeing Mental Health Models Physiological Factors Public Health

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• ISSN:
  1054-3139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Florida ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  77
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066389
• Citation:
  ICES J Mar Sci 2020 Sep; 77(5):1830-1840
• Contact Point Address:
  Cameron Speir, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, CA
• Email:
  cameron.speir@noaa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  ICES Journal of Marine Science
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212839/cdc_212839_DS1.pdf
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