Tag: Health

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Newsletter OVEC Mar 21, 2011
Winds of Change, March 2011
Celebration Highlights Our Many 2010 Successes, Launches New Sustainer Campaign Initiative More
Issues: Fracking, Health, Marcellus Shale, Mountaintop removal

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 19, 2011
Fact Sheet: The Impact of Coal of Our Lives
The impact of coal on our lives includes serious negative effects on human health, blasting damage, stream contamination, increased risk of flooding, disbandment of long-standing communities, and the destruction of our cultural heritage. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Oct 9, 2010
A geographical information system-based analysis of cancer mortality and population exposure to coal mining activities in West Virginia, United States of America
Cancer incidence and mortality rates are high in West Virginia compared to the rest of the United States of America. Previous research has suggested that exposure to activities of the coal mining industry may contribute to elevated cancer mortality, although exposure measures have been limited. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 11, 2010
A Comparative Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life for Residents of U.S. Counties with and without Coal Mining
We compared health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in mining and non-mining counties in and out of Appalachia using the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice

Newsletter OVEC Mar 15, 2010
Winds of Change, March 2010
Bo Webb, a resident of Rock Creek, WV, a Vietnam war veteran and someone whose home is adversely affected by mountaintop removal, doesn’t take no for an answer. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jan 11, 2010
Mountaintop Mining Consequences
Damage to ecosystems and threats to human health and the lack of effective mitigation require new approaches to mining regulation More
Issues: Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Social justice, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Sep 23, 2009
Higher coronary heart disease and heart attack morbidity in Appalachian coal mining regions
Recent studies have documented poor population health outcomes in coal mining areas of Appalachia compared to other parts of the region or the nation More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jul 9, 2009
Mortality in Appalachian Coal Mining Regions: The Value of Statistical Life Lost
We compared age-adjusted mortality rates and socioeconomic conditions across four county groups: Appalachia with high levels of coal mining, Appalachia with lower mining levels, Appalachia without coal mining, and other counties in the nation. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Social justice

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Aug 9, 2008
Mortality Rates in Appalachian Coal Mining Counties: 24 Years Behind the Nation
Appalachia has higher morbidity and mortality compared to the nation, and suffers greater socioeconomic disadvantages. This article investigates the relationship of coal mining to elevated mortality rates in Appalachia. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC May 9, 2008
Mortality from heart, respiratory, and kidney disease in coal mining areas of Appalachia
The purpose of this study was to test whether population mortality rates from heart, respiratory and kidney disease were higher as a function of levels of Appalachian coal mining after control for other disease risk factors. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Apr 23, 2008
Relations Between Health Indicators and Residential Proximity to Coal Mining in West Virginia
We used data from a survey of 16493 West Virginians merged with county-level coal production and other covariates to investigate the relations between health indicators and residential proximity to coal mining. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal, Pollution, Water

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Feb 12, 2008
Lung cancer mortality is elevated in coal-mining areas of Appalachia
Previous research has documented increased lung cancer incidence and mortality in Appalachia. The current study tests whether residence in coal-mining areas of Appalachia is a contributing factor. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal

Hoots and Hollers OVEC Jun 9, 2007
Hospitalization Patterns Associated with Appalachian Coal Mining
The goal of this study was to test whether the volume of coal mining was related to population hospitalization risk for diseases postulated to be sensitive or insensitive to coal mining by-products. More
Issues: Coal, Health, Mountaintop removal