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The need for a multi-level approach to occupational safety and health among Asian and Asian American beauty service workers
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
08 Aug 2023
PMID: 36786831
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Abstract
Asian and Asian Americans (A/AA) are a group overlooked in general health outcomes but especially occupational safety and health outcomes. In the United States, the beauty service microbusiness industry (e.g., nail salons) predominantly employs immigrant Asian women who regularly encounter a plethora of occupational hazards (e.g., harmful chemical exposures-toluene, formaldehyde, bloodborne pathogens, fungi. However, due to the precariousness of beauty service jobs, cultural and linguistic barriers, and social determinants of health, A/AA beauty service workers face complex occupational safety and health challenges that require interdisciplinary collaboration and cultural competency to address. This commentary will discuss a multi-level approach including specific outreach partners that will offer the required diverse skillsets necessary for improving the occupational safety and health for this worker population in this microbusiness industry. Implications and suggestions for interventions and policy changes are also recommended utilizing the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities' Research Framework.
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- Title
- The need for a multi-level approach to occupational safety and health among Asian and Asian American beauty service workers
- Creators
- Aurora B. Le - Texas A&M Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Behav, 212 Adriance Lab Rd,MS 1266, College Stn, TX 77843 USATran B. Huynh - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- The authors thank Samantha Stalford for her assistance on the initial literature review. Additionally, we would also like to thank our collaborators in the nail salon community, VietLead, and the Michigan Healthy Nail Salon Cooperative. Michigan Healthy Nail Salon Cooperative
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001075983300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85173443124
- Other Identifier
- 991021466284504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Environmental Sciences
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health