An Injury Prevention Strategy for Teen Restaurant Workers: Washington State’s ProSafety Project

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• Personal Author:
  de Castro AB ; Hildahl L ; Linker D ; Miller ME ; Tsai JH ; Ward JA
• Description:
  High levels of youth employment, workplace hazards, and characteristics unique to adolescents contribute to a relatively high incidence of injuries among teens in the restaurant industry. This article discusses the ProSafety model of injury prevention among teen restaurant workers. Through integration with an existing career and technical education program, the ProSafety project seeks to prevent occupational injuries among the teen worker population through classroom safety education and internship skills reinforcement. ProSafety is the product of an innovative collaboration with occupational health nurses, business professionals, educators, and government. Its approach is derived from Social Cognitive Theory, is consistent with key values and strategies of occupational health nurses, and provides lessons for practitioners seeking to reduce occupational injuries in food service or among other populations of adolescent workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Injury Prevention Occupational Health Nursing Occupational Safety Programs Safety Education Teenagers Young Workers
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• 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
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057226
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2010 Feb; 58(2):57-65, 65-67
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75c13ec13edbdbb94182f688f280d1a0cb8ef8447af10281d7895ba95edc78f144db018942393e4eed56966c08991b1ac61fd1f2f6c7cb98cee55931c6f72c4a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214645/cdc_214645_DS1.pdf
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