Rural Health and Rural Industries: Opportunities for Partnership and Action

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• Personal Author:
  Elliott KC ; Flynn MA ; Hall DM ; Hill R ; Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; Scott KA
• Description:
  A recent article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes the Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction (FOG) database-an industry-specific database created to help researchers understand patterns of deaths among US oil and gas extraction (OGE) workers. Among other strengths, the database includes detailed geographic data on fatal incidents-a feature lacking in other systems that track workplace fatalities. It is clear that the majority of OGE worker fatalities occurred in rural micropolitan and noncore counties (Figure 1). This finding may not be surprising to people in the industry. However, it does raise questions about relationships between work, health, and rurality that are rarely explored explicitly or systematically. ... Recent calls have been made for greater rural representation in decisions that impact rural health. NIOSH has an infrastructure for incorporating rural priorities into its research agenda and funding priorities. We are eager to learn how we can better partner with people in rural areas, including residents, workers, clinicians, business owners, researchers, and policymakers, so that we may better serve rural America together. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Healthcare Disparities Mortality Occupational Health Oil And Gas Industry Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Fatalities Gas Industry Health Disparities Occupational Health Services Oil Industry Partnership Public Health Rural Health Rural Health Services SDOH Social Determinants Of Health Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  0890-765X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; Colorado ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division ; OD - Office of the Director ; DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  401-405
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068371
• Citation:
  J Rural Health 2024 Spring; 40(2):401-405
• Contact Point Address:
  Kenneth A. Scott, NIOSH Western States Division, PO Box 25226, Denver, CO 80225
• Email:
  kscott4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Rural Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230533/cdc_230533_DS1.pdf
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