Partnership, Research, and Evaluation to Advance Health, Well-Being, and Health Equity in the Mining Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Dugdale Z ; Nixon C ; Poplin G ; Zimmer K
• Description:
  Need: Workers in the mining industry experience disproportionately higher health and safety risks relative to other industries and occupations. They face myriad hazardous exposures, difficult working conditions, and work-related stressors. They also demonstrate disproportionately poorer health outcomes. Research suggests that mining has among the highest rates of injury, cumulative strain, musculoskeletal disorders, and respiratory illnesses relative to other industries. Research also shows that miners have higher rates of mental distress, depression, suicide, substance misuse, and drug overdose. Strategic Response & Goals: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health launched the Miner Health Program (MHP) as long-term, strategic effort to holistically understand and improve the health and well-being of miners. Conceptually informed by Total Worker Health® and ecological systems frameworks, the MHP examines the impact of workplace prevention and intervention strategies on worker health. Mining industry partners have prioritized workplace prevention to address workers' mental health and substance misuse. Mining faces unique and more pronounced challenges than other industries including reduced help-seeking cultures, stigma, remote locations, and restricted health benefits. The MHP is expanding its research portfolio to work with industry to assess workforce needs, current workplace practices, identify gaps, and evaluate prevention strategies. Critical early needs include identifying promising practices to reduce stigma related to worker mental health and substance misuse and to strengthen workers' engagement in workplace prevention efforts. While there is limited evaluation of workplace mental health and substance misuse strategies in mining, evidence is emerging from similar industries and other countries to inform MHP research and evaluation . Session Outcomes: In this roundtable session, MHP researchers and a union partner will engage participants in sharing ideas, strategies, and lessons learned. This dialogue and exchange will be mutually beneficial and supportive of systems thinking, innovation, and cross-industry collaboration. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Mining Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders
• Keywords:
  Injury Prevention Mental Health Miners Mining Industry Substance Abuse Total Worker Health TWH
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066777
• Citation:
  150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity. APHA 150th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 6-9, 2022, Boston, Massachusetts and virtual event. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2022 Nov; :518401
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity. APHA 150th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 6-9, 2022, Boston, Massachusetts and virtual event
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215581/cdc_215581_DS1.pdf
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