An Occupational Health Hazard: ETS Among Child Welfare Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Acquavita SP ; Boone X ; Swoboda CM ; Yolton K
• Description:
  NORA Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector Council's third strategic goal is to "Reduce or eliminate exposure and adverse health effects caused by hazardous drugs and other chemicals" (2009, p.13). Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), also known as secondhand smoke, consists of smoke emanating from the burnt ends of a cigarette and smoke exhaled by the active smoker (CDC, 2011). ETS has been linked to such health issues as cancer, heart disease, and fertility issues. Child welfare workers, categorized under subsector Social Assistance for NORA, are exposed to ETS as they visit clients in the home and there are no ETS regulations in private homes. ETS s one of the most common occupational health hazards child welfare workers face, yet, no studies have been conducted regarding ETS exposure among this population. The specific aims of this project are to 1. Define exposure to ETS among child welfare workers. 2. Measure child welfare workers' attitudes, knowledge, and willingness to provide counseling and education on ETS and tobacco use. 3. Characterize self-reported ETS policies for home and automobile, smoking behavior and current tobacco consumption among child welfare workers. This study will utlize two designs. One, a crossectional survey of 300 child welfare workers and a observational cohort design using 180 non-smoking child welfare workers. All participants are employed at Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in Hamilton County, Ohio. This data will serve as rationale in a future grant application, which will aim to develop an educational and behavioral intervention for staff in child welfare to 1) reduce exposure to ETS and 2) provide support and education for staff to effectively deliver tobacco cessation services. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety Smoke Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Child Care Workers Cigarette Smoke Environmental Exposure Exposure Assessment Home Health Care Secondhand Smoke Tobacco Smoke
• Publisher:
  University of Cincinnati
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052524
• Citation:
  14th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 10-11, 2013, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati, 2013 Oct; :1
• Email:
  acquavsa@ucmail.uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  14th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 10-11, 2013, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1614406142d4b108db43077ddca7c13a86a709e419351e04ee930f874dc8e68f17e4c24ed7c4a0a83b20cb5ceebb460f65a142d39127a8a708c640d56c5bfa2f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212037/cdc_212037_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 70.60 KB ]