Evaluation of a pilot promotora program for Latino forest workers in southern Oregon

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• Personal Author:
  Barton-Antonio D ; Bush DE ; Chang C ; Sasaki T ; Steege, Andrea L. ; Wilmsen C
• Description:
  Background: Forest work, an occupation with some of the highest injury and illness rates, is conducted primarily by Latino immigrant workers. This study evaluates a pilot program where promotoras (lay community health educators) provided occupational health and safety trainings for Latino forest workers. Methods: Evaluation methods included a focus group, post-tests, and qualitative feedback. Results: Community capacity to address working conditions increased through (i) increased leadership and community access to information and resources; and (ii) increased worker awareness of workplace health and safety rights and resources. Fear of retaliation remains a barrier to workers taking action; nevertheless, the promotoras supported several workers in addressing-specific workplace issues. Conclusions: For working conditions to significantly improve, major structural influences need to be addressed. A long-term, organizationally supported promotora program can play a key role in linking and supporting change at the individual, interpersonal and community levels, contributing to and supporting structural change. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Education Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Forestry Health Promotion Men Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Promotora Community Capacity Community Health Worker Demographic-characteristics Environmental-exposure Environmental-hazards Exposure-levels Forestry-workers Forest Workers Health-programs Humans Injuries Lay Health Educator Program Evaluation Racial-factors Risk-factors Social Ecological Framework Sociological-factors Surveillance-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Worker-health Workers Workplace Health And Safety

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044489
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 Jul; 57(7):788-799
• Contact Point Address:
  Diane Bush, Labor Occupational Health Program, UC Berkeley, 2223 Fulton St.,Berkeley,CA 94720-5120
• Email:
  dbush@berkeley.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:632e5d98cfcaf1244b696827c51c6bbaf26549af0e21c6ded18f323d0a25c47bdf84dfdd8b9303c9d934a1681b86f8327fb6d81a2ca999d509f004064fbc788a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200178/cdc_200178_DS1.pdf
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