TY - JOUR
T1 - Linking Compensation and Health Surveillance Data Sets to Improve Knowledge of US Coal Miners' Health
AU - Almberg, Kirsten S.
AU - Cohen, Robert A.
AU - Blackley, David J.
AU - Laney, Anthony S.
AU - Storey, Eileen
AU - Halldin, Cara N.
N1 - Funding Information:
Source of Funding: This research was supported by an internal National Occu-pational Research Agenda (NORA) grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and a grant from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mining Safety and Health, Inc. The views, opinions and recommendations addressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not imply any endorsement by the Alpha Foundation, its Directors and staff.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001084
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001084
M3 - Article
C2 - 28742764
AN - SCOPUS:85025814307
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 59
SP - 930
EP - 934
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 10
ER -
