Adoption of safety eyewear among citrus harvesters in rural Florida

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• Personal Author:
  Bryant CA ; Contreras RB ; Forst LS ; Luque JS ; McDermott RJ ; Monaghan PF
• Description:
  The community-based prevention marketing program planning framework was used to adapt an evidence-based intervention to address eye injuries among Florida's migrant citrus harvesters. Participant-observer techniques, other direct observations, and individual and focus group interviews provided data that guided refinement of a safety eyewear intervention. Workers were attracted to the eyewear's ability to minimize irritation, offer protection from trauma, and enable work without declines in productivity or comfort. Access to safety glasses equipped with worker-designed features reduced the perceived barriers of using them; deployment of trained peer-leaders helped promote adoption. Workers' use of safety glasses increased from less than 2% to between 28% and 37% in less than two full harvesting seasons. The combination of formative research and program implementation data provided insights for tailoring an existing evidence-based program for this occupational community and increase potential for future dissemination and worker protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Emigration And Immigration Eye Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Migrant Farm Workers Community Health Workers Demographic Characteristics Eye Injuries Eye Protection Eye Protective Equipment Eye Safety Injuries Migrant Workers Occupational Health Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Rural Health Safety Glasses Sociological Factors

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• ISSN:
  1557-1912
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; Illinois ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  460-466
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048347
• Citation:
  J Immigr Minor Health 2012 Jun; 14(3):460-466
• Contact Point Address:
  R. J. McDermott, Florida Prevention Research Center, University of South Florida College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (MDC 56), Tampa, FL 33612-3805
• Email:
  rmcdermo@health.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6ef6084e56b7bc0adda26c942c893772cdfab314fef8b46cea704c38cdc390aee925c57d5e5d8169edb6294c956b65e9be8e368f65346f72409bcbec4f684222
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203116/cdc_203116_DS1.pdf
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