Copper River Gillnetters Participate in Study to Find Health Risks Faced by Commercial Fishermen
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Cordova Times] by Jennifer Gibbins - April 22, 2015
A pilot program aims to assess the overall fitness and unique health risks faced by the Copper River gillnet fleet. The study is being conducted by a team from the University of Washington (UW), including Dr. Debra Cherry, who directs the university's occupational medicine training program.
"We are looking at the health habits of commercial fishermen before and during the fishing season with a goal of finding ways to help improve their health," said Cherry.
In particular, the study will collect data on sleep management and fatigue, hearing loss, high blood pressure, etc. This will be the first time in Alaska, and possibly nationally, for such research...
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