A participatory approach to designing and implementing an occupational health intervention for the nail salon community in the Greater Philadelphia region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The nail salon industry in the US comprises mostly immigrant-owned, small mom-and-pop salons that employ primarily first-generation immigrant workers from Asia. Because of the cultural and language barriers, both owners and workers may not avail themselves of the occupational safety resources. We formed an academic-community partnership to co-design a feasibility study and multi-level occupational health intervention for Vietnamese-speaking salon owners, workers, and community-based organization.

Methods

The intervention for each salon included (i) 2-h in-person training covering chemical safety, infection control, musculoskeletal prevention, and workers' rights for both the owners and their employees, (ii) a tailored recommendation report for the owner, and (iii)

SUBMITTER: Huynh TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848307 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature