Open access data query system for assessment of pneumoconiosis prevalence and severity among

miners examined in the NIOSH Coal Workers' Health Surveillance

Program

A. Scott Laney, PhD, MPH

Epidemiologist NIOSH/Division of Respiratory Disease Studies

Division of Respiratory

Disease Studies

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Morgantown, WV

Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)

• The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, amended in 1977

• To develop improved health and safety standards to protect the health and safety of the Nation’s coal and other miners

Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)

• Federally mandated worker medical monitoring program for underground coal miners

• Eligible miners can obtain periodic chest radiographs

Purpose of CWHSP

• Early detection and prevention of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP)

• Provide health information to miners

• Study the causes and consequences of respiratory diseases associated with coal mining

• Surveillance (e.g., monitor trends and patterns)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/surveillance/ords/

Where to find the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) Data

Query System

http://webappa.cdc.gov/ords/cwhsp-database.html

Where to find the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) Data

Query System

Where to find the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) Data

Query System

NIOSH coal data query

Where to find the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) Data

Query System

NIOSH coal data query

Description of the system

Disease definitions

Healthy Lung (category 0) Progressive Massive Fibrosis (PMF)

Data query selection criteria

1. Display format

2. Miner age or tenure

3. Geographical criteria

4. Time period

Display format

Age or tenure selection criteria

Geographical selection criteria

Time interval selection

Disease category selection for maps

Submit query

Examples

1) Map of CWP prevalence by state, all miner participants, 1995–2009

2) CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, all U.S.

3) CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, West Virginia

4) PMF prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, Virginia

Map of CWP prevalence by state, all miner participants, 1995–2009

Map of CWP prevalence by state, all miner participants, 1995–2009

Map of CWP prevalence by state, all miner participants, 1995–2009

Map of CWP prevalence by state, all miner participants, 1995–2009

Examples

1) Map of CWP prevalence by state, all miner participants, 1995–2009

2) CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, all U.S.

3) CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, West Virginia

4) PMF prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, Virginia

CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, all US, WV and PMF Virginia

CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, all US, WV and PMF Virginia

CWP prevalence, mining tenure ≥15 years, 2000–2009, all US, WV and PMF Virginia

Results

CWP Prevalence

CWP Prevalence

PMF Prevalence Virginia

Results

Results

Results

Conclusions

• NIOSH CWHSP data query system is publicly available

• Allows users access to CWHSP data

• Quickly generates maps and tables

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The findings and conclusions in this report/presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Mention of any company or product does not constitute endorsement by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).