2013

• Rates of Black Lung Disease in Relationship to Black Lung Treatment Centers (Full Report)
  West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2013
  This report investigates the rates of black lung disease among active miners in relationship to the location of Black Lung Clinics.
• Promotion and Protection of Rural Miner Health: Are the Resources in Place? (Final Report)
  West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 06/2013
  This report shows that mining areas in the United States, compared to non-mining areas, have on average better supplies of safety net providers, hospitals, and practicing primary care physicians. However, the study results support the need to examine the availability of safety net provider types in selected geographic areas where mining is done.