NIOSH Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program
(Revised March 2023)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2019-130
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) studies the causes and effects of respiratory diseases related to coal mine dust exposure and provides vital health information to coal miners through health screenings and surveillance.
NIOSH Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program Fact Sheet [PDF – 1 MB]
Suggested Citation
NIOSH [2019]. Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. By Martin M, Halldin C, Wolfe, A. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-130 (revised 3/2023), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019130revised032023.
| Revision Date | Revisions | Citation of Revision |
| April, 2019 (Original) | NIOSH [2019]. Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. By Martin M, Halldin C, Wolfe, A. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-130 (revised 3/2023), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019130. | |
| March, 2023 | Updated program contact information. | NIOSH [2019]. Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. By Martin M, Halldin C, Wolfe, A. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-130 (revised 3/2023), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018141revised032023. |
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