Evan Fedorko

Phone: 304.293.0557
Email: evan.fedorko@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia University
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV 25304-1299

Publications - (5)

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.

Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States
Policy Brief
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Date: 02/2010
Rural counties contain more than 65,000 EPA-recognized point pollution sources. A greater density of water and air pollution sources in rural counties is associated with higher cancer mortality rates, adjusting for other risks. Rural areas also experience mortality risks in association with coal mining activity.
Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States (Final Report)
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Date: 02/2010
Rural counties contain more than 65,000 EPA-recognized point pollution sources. A greater density of water and air pollution sources in rural counties is associated with higher cancer mortality rates, adjusting for other risks. Rural areas also experience mortality risks in association with coal mining activity.
Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Population Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
Policy Brief
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2010

Examined whether chemical releases from facilities monitored through the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program were associated with population mortality rates for both rural and urban populations.