Health in the Coalfields

Introduction

Agenda from a Community Meeting

Fact Sheets

• Appalachian Air Quality Fact Sheet

• Indoor Water Fact Sheet

• Water Quality Fact Sheet

• Health Problems and Chemicals

• Soil Fact Sheet: Heavy Metals in Home Gardens?

Early Deaths: A Report by West Virginians for Affordable Health Care

Maps

• Map: Life Expectancy in West Virginia by County (Men and Women)

• Map: Life Expectancy in West Virginia by County (Women Only)

University Studies:

• Study: Hospitalization Patterns Associated with Appalachian Coal Mining

• Study: Mortality Rates in Appalachian Coal Mining Counties: 24 Years Behind the Nation

• Study: Air Quality in Mining and Non-Mining Areas of West Virginia, April to June 2008

Government Studies

• USGS: Preliminary Toxicological Analysis of the Effect of Coal Slurry Impoundment Water on Human Liver Cells

• USGS: Preliminary Toxicological Analysis of the Effect of Coal Slurry Impoundment Water on Human Liver Cells

• Government Health Consultation: Private Well Water, Mingo Co.

Medical Condition Causation Report Concerning the residents of the communities of: Rawl, Lick Creek, Sprigg, and Merrimac WV

Water Quality Information