Chinese Immigrant Restaurant Workers’ Injury and Illness Experiences

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• Personal Author:
  Tsai JH
• Description:
  Restaurants are an important source of employment for immigrants in the United States. This article discusses the findings from an ethnographic study on Chinese immigrant restaurant workers' occupational injury and illness experiences. Eighteen participants were interviewed; 10 of whom attended follow-up focus groups. The author used ethnographic content analysis to analyze the data. On-the-job cuts and burns were the most common injuries. Musculoskeletal disorders, or specifically aches and pains, soreness, or numbness were the most troubling occupational illnesses. The author identified three cultural concepts pertinent to the causes of occupational illnesses during data analysis. Participants used multiple methods to heal their injuries and illnesses and to keep themselves safe and healthy. Implications for cultural competence in US occupational safety and health research and practice and elimination of health disparities in immigrant workers conclude the article. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Race Factors Safety Safety Management Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Chinese Immigrants Biological-effects Cultural Competence Environmental-physiology Environmental-stress Ethnographic Content Analysis Health-hazards Health-protection Health-surveys Health Disparities In Immigrant Workers Injury-prevention Muscle-physiology Muscle-stress Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-accidents Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-sociology Occupational Injuries And Illnesses Physical-stress Psychological-adaptation Psychological-factors Racial-factors Restaurant Workers Safety-measures Safety-practices Skeletal-stress Skeletal-system-disorders Sociological-factors Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  107-114
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035567
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2009 Jun; 64(2):107-114
• Contact Point Address:
  Jenny Hsin-Chun Tsai, PhD, ARNP, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195
• Email:
  jennyt@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington School of Nursing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030901
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20060831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c135e7177c220bbaf74e523d15272bd498232e5d84bfc62753eb08f29c7db2c0b88c16757a4415cb8f0c83c240c847c513fc1899ddcec4f50dd165b9e3ab6a40
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187390/cdc_187390_DS1.pdf
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