The impact of a peer-led participatory health and safety training program for Latino day laborers in construction

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-261

  Williams Jr , Quintin ^a   Ochsner, Michele ^b   Marshall, Elizabeth ^c   Kimmel, Louis ^d   Martino, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

^d New Labor Partnerships   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction injury; Hispanic construction worker; Immigrant laborer; Latino day laborer

Indexed keywords

CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; CONSTRUCTION INJURIES; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HISPANICS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INJURY RATE; NEW JERSEY; NON-FATAL; PEER LEADERS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; RESPONSE RATE; SAFETY HARNESS; SELF-PROTECTIVE; SHARING INFORMATION; SPANISH LANGUAGE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TRAINING CLASS; TRAUMATIC INJURY; WORK PRACTICES; WORK-RELATED INJURIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CURRICULA; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; RESEARCH; STEEL BRIDGES; SURVEYS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954027414     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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