More than training: Community-based participatory research to reduce injuries among hispanic construction workers

Background Workplace mortality and severe injury are disproportionately distributed among foreign born and Hispanic construction workers. Worker Centers (WCs) provide services and advocacy for low‐wage workers and a way for investigators to reach them. The goal of this project is to prevent occupati...

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Published in:American journal of industrial medicine 2013-08, Vol.56 (8), p.827-837
Main Authors: Forst, Linda, Ahonen, Emily, Zanoni, Joseph, Holloway-Beth, Alfreda, Oschner, Michele, Kimmel, Louis, Martino, Carmen, Rodriguez, Eric, Kader, Adam, Ringholm, Elisa, Sokas, Rosemary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Chicago
Community-Based Participatory Research
Construction Industry
Curriculum
Female
Follow-Up Studies
health and safety
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic workers
Humans
immigrant workers
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
mixed methods
occupational health
Occupational Health - education
Occupational Injuries - ethnology
Occupational Injuries - prevention & control
Occupational medicine
Program Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Self Efficacy
Southwestern United States
training
United States
United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Summary:Background Workplace mortality and severe injury are disproportionately distributed among foreign born and Hispanic construction workers. Worker Centers (WCs) provide services and advocacy for low‐wage workers and a way for investigators to reach them. The goal of this project is to prevent occupational injuries by increasing awareness of hazards and self‐efficacy among foreign born, Hispanic construction workers and by expanding the agenda of WCs to include occupational health and safety (H&S). Methods Investigators partnered with eight WCs in seven cities to train worker leaders to deliver a modified OSHA 10‐hr curriculum to their peers. Results Thirty‐two worker leaders trained 446 workers over 3 years. There was a demonstrated improvement in knowledge, hazard identification, self‐efficacy, and sustainable H&S activities. Conclusions This study provides evidence for successful implementation of a training intervention for low wage, low literacy Hispanic construction workers using a community‐based participatory research approach. Am. J. Ind. Med. 56:827–837, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0271-3586
1097-0274
DOI:10.1002/ajim.22187