Effectiveness of Community Health Workers for Promoting Use of Safety Eyewear by Latino Farm Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Alvarado R ; Bauer S ; Chen HY ; Conroy L ; Forst L ; Jimenez R ; Lacey S ; Nickels L ; Petrea R ; Skinner S ; Zanoni J
• Description:
  Background: To evaluate The Community Health Worker "promotor de salud" (CHW) model is evaluated as a tool for reducing eye injuries in Latino farm workers. Methods: In 2001, 786 workers on 34 farms were divided into three intervention blocks: (A) CHWs provided protective eyewear and training to farm workers; (B) CHWs provided eyewear but no training to farm workers; (C) eyewear was distributed to farm workers with no CHW present and no training. Results: Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires demonstrated greater self-reported use of eyewear in all blocks after the intervention (P < 0.0001), with Block A showing the greatest change compared to B (P < 0.0001) and C (P = 0.03); this was supported by field observations. Block A showed the greatest improvement in knowledge on questions related to training content. Conclusion: CHWs were an effective tool to train farm workers in eye health and safety, improving the use of personal protective equipment and knowledge. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Eye Eye Diseases Eye Foreign Bodies Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Safety Management Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries Workload Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-products Agricultural-workers Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Farm Workers Community Health Workers Employee-exposure Employee-health Employees Environmental-exposure Environmental-factors Environmental-hazards Environmental-health Environmental-health-monitoring Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Exposure-methods Eye-damage Eye-diseases Eye-disorders Eye-examinations Eye-function-tests Eye-glasses Eye-injuries Eye-irritants Eye-protection Eye-protective-equipment Eye-shields Eye Injury Intervention Eyes Eyesight Families Health-care Health-hazards Health-protection Health-standards Hispanic Workers Latino Workers Promotores De Salud Safety-climate Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-glass Safety-glasses Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-personnel Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety Eyewear Work-analysis Work-areas Work-capacity Work-clothing Work-environment Work-operations Work-practices Worker-health Workers Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037391
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2004 Dec; 46(6):607-613
• Contact Point Address:
  Linda Forst, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 2121W. Taylor, M/C 922, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  Forst-L@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19930701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20030630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5e7928938db44ecf5c4440d5155324f33d035f86d2fac48640054ef79c9c8b4ed2a1ea0126936fa16e2bde16f9adf03b740337c0118c3245877b2c49de4c6cee
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188490/cdc_188490_DS1.pdf
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