Injury and Disease Exposure and Risk Factors Grants

Coal Mining Risk of Arthritis, Including Auto-Immune Rheumatologic Disease

University of California, San Francisco (Grant Number: AFC618-04)

Using Wearable IMUs to Evaluate Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk in Underground Mining Activities

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Grant Number: AFC618-13)

Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exposure on Physiological Stresses in Mining Heavy Equipment Vehicle Operators

Oregon State University (Grant Number: AFC618-38)

Evaluating the Effects of Multi-axial Whole Body Vibration Exposure on Postural Stability in Mining Heavy Equipment Vehicle Operators

Oregon State University (Grant Number: AFC618-68)

Coal Mining Employment as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis

University of California, San Francisco (Second Phase Funding Grant AFC618SP-88)

Identifying and Assessing Risks Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders within Stone and Sand and Gravel Mining Operations

Indiana University (Grant Number AFC719-34)

Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hard Rock Underground Miners

University of California, San Francisco (Grant Number AFCTG20-98)

Whole Body Vibration Exposure and Injury Prevention of Heavy Equipment Operators in Open Pit Coal Mines

Northeastern University (Grant Number AFC113-03)

Ischemic Heart Disease and Lung Cancer Mortality in Relation to Respirable Particulate Matter and Diesel Exhaust in Non-metal Miners

University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC113-08)

Characteristics of Dust and Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis and Progressive Massive Fibrosis

University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC417-1)

The Effect Of Dust Particles On Airway Mucus Viscosity And Mucociliary Transport

University of California, Merced (Grant Number: AFC618-01)

Asthma-and COPD-Associated Inflammasome Activation Induced by Rock Dust

University of the Pacific (Grant number AFC719-12)

Evaluating a Virtual ‘Community of Practice’ in Pneumoconiosis Mortality Hotspots in the United States

University of New Mexico (Grant number AFC719-14)

Evaluation of Silicosis, Asthma and COPD among Sand and Gravel and Stone Surface Miners

Michigan State University (Grant Number AFC719-35)

Reducing Mortality Risks in the Extended Diesel Exhaust and Miners Study (DEMS)

University of California at Berkeley (Grant AFC820-15)

The Effect of Coal and Mine Respirable Dust Size on Lung Cells and Exposure Assessment

Colorado State University (Grant AFC820-43)

Elucidating the Individual and Combined Toxicity of Coal Mine Dust Constituents and Their Contribution to disease in Modern US Coal Miners

University of Illinois (Grant AFC820-59)

Exploration of Temporal Changes in Respirable Coal Mine Dust Characteristics

Virginia Tech (Grant Number AFCTG104)

Connecting Dust Characteristics and Worker Health in Underground Coal Mining

University of Pittsburgh (Grant Number AFC113-11)

Revisiting Lung Cancer Risk from Silica Exposure in Miners: Proposed Standards, Prevailing Biases, and Modern Methodology

University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC215-31)

Assessing Noise Exposures, Hearing, and Risk of Injuries Among Miners

University of Michigan (Grant Number AFC719-20)

Further Characterizing Respirable Coal Mine Particulates: Submicron Particles, Metals and Diesel Exhaust

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Grant Number AFC316-17)

Linkage of Active Miner Surveillance, Former Miner Disability Evaluations, and Mortality Data Sets to Evaluate and Prevent Lifetime Risk of Cardiopulmonary Disease in U.S. Miners

University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC316-53)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Mortality and Diesel Exhaust in Miners

University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC316-54)

Innovations in Applied Decision Theory for Mine Surveillance and Health And Safety Efforts

University of North Carolina (Grant AFC618-53)

Explore the Integration of Distributed Lag Models for Diesel Exhaust with Methods to Control Healthy Worker Survivor Bias to Assess Benefits of Exposure Interventions in Non-metal Miners

University of California, Berkeley (Grant Number AFC618-63)

Evaluation of New Respirable Silica Monitoring Tools for the Aggregates Industry

Virginia Tech (Grant AFCINV24-11)

Analysis of the Spectrum of Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease Throughout the Life of Modern U.S. Coal Miners and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

University of Illinois, Chicago (Grant Number AFCINV24-4)

Continued Epidemiologic Analyses of Large Data Sets of Health Data on US Coal Miners

University of Illinois, Chicago (Grant Number AFCTG20-102)

A Translation Project: How Best To Communicate Epidemiology To Improve Protection Of Miners Health

University of California, Berkeley (Grant AFCTG20-106)

Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress among Coal Miners compared to others Occupational Groups in a Population Survey in the Appalachia Region

University of California, San Francisco (Grant AFCTG22R2-157)

Mental Illness in U.S. Coal Miners: A Collaborative Approach To Understand Risk Factors And Prevalence, While Ensuring Those Suffering Get The Care They Need

University of Illinois, Chicago (Grant AFCTG22R2-158)

Clarifying Distribution, Trends, and Determinants of Adverse Health in United States Miners: Exploration and Integration of Existing Data Systems

University of Illinois (Grant Number AFC113-04)