Novel approaches to development, delivery and evaluation of a peer-led occupational safety training for latino day laborers

New Solutions

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-405

  De Souza, Rachael Ann ^f   Hecker, Steven ^b   De Castro, A B ^c   Stern, Hilary ^d   Hernandez, Araceli ^e   Seixas, Noah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Immigrant worker center   (United States)

^e National Domestic Workers Alliance   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Day labor; Pictorial assessment; Safety training; Training evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84873487373     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.22.3.i     Document Type: Article

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