Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Feasibility of Adopting a Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program in Philadelphia: A Qualitative Study

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• Personal Author:
  Huynh, Tran B. ; Nguyen, Chau ; Nguyen, Duong T. ; Pintor, Jessie K.
• Description:
  Objectives: The California Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program is a statewide initiative to incentivize nail salons to adopt occupational health and safety best practices such as the use of safer nail products without certain harmful chemicals, ventilation systems upgrade, proper personal protective equipment use, and staff training. This public policy intervention is in response to the call to protect nail care workers, mostly women of color, who bear a disproportionate burden of chemical exposure at work. Because there is an interest to adopt a similar program in the Greater Philadelphia region, we conducted this formative research to document stakeholders' perspectives on the feasibility of adopting a Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program in Philadelphia. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 31 stakeholders in Philadelphia in 2021. Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science as our theoretical framework, we developed the interview guide and analysed the data using qualitative research methods to identify key facilitators and barriers. Results: Key facilitating themes were perceived need and benefits of program to improve workers' health and working conditions, and willingness of stakeholders to leverage their organizational resources. Barriers included perceived high cost and time commitment from salon owners and employees, lack of funding and implementation leaders at the city government, community members' willingness to be visible and advocate for the program affected by the stigmas of being immigrant workers, and fear of interacting with authorities, as well as the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions: Our results suggest successful adoption of a Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program in Philadelphia will require outreach within the community to raise awareness of the benefits of the program and close partnership with community-based organizations to facilitate mutual understanding between the authorities and the ethnically diverse nail salon communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Race Factors Safety Staff Development Ventilation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Disparities Chemicals Implementation Science Intervention Nail Salon Workers Nail Technicians Personal Protective Equipment Policy Intervention PPE Protective Measures Racial Factors Training Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  2398-7308
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066697
• Citation:
  Ann Work Expo Health 2023 Apr; 67(3):320-329
• Contact Point Address:
  Tran B. Huynh, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
• Email:
  tbh38@drexel.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Drexel University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20200930
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Work Exposures and Health
• End Date:
  20220929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:07cb28aa86bdbc0d49522ac4f0a2fed94ad9b7dfd56ad9b7f8a6f38a4bac5f80a2d29960a4e404e6051c3c954616a444e10d4fa5279044b8b6ce88602c3ed549
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230732/cdc_230732_DS1.pdf
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