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4322.0: Tuesday, November 06, 2007: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | ||||
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| In this session, a group of presentations will illustrate a variety of 1) challenges in reaching vulnerable worker populations, 2) experiences with vulnerable worker populations using a mix of research strategies and approaches, and 3) results that illuminate the need to expand our concepts of who is vulnerable, depending on context and as factors that influence vulnerability shift. The overall goal is to stimulate discussion about the broad context through which work can contribute to disparities in health. Each presenter will describe experiences with a different worker population, describing their approach, challenges encountered, and brief illustrative findings. Topics and worker populations include: 1) Health-related quality of life among African American women in low-wage jobs in rural NC; 2) Work organization factors associated with musculoskeletal injury among nurse's aides at a large tertiary care center; 3) Work hazard assessment among university housekeepers; 4) Evaluation of a participatory health and safety intervention with Latino immigrant construction workers; and 5) Factors influencing vulnerability of construction apprentices. While these presentations all focus on vulnerability issues they also cross a number of other areas of expressed interest to the section this year including ergonomic and psychosocial aspects of occupational health, as well as use of qualitative and quantitative research methods and union-based research. The presenters include faculty, staff, and students from 4 different university environments. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Describe factors which can contribute to vulnerability of workers. Identify challenges in studying vulnerable workers. Recognize a variety of research approaches including opportunities to involve workers and communities in reaching vulnerable working populations. | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Jane Lipscomb, PhD, RN | |||
| 4:30 PM |  | Research issues related to vulnerable workers Hester J. Lipscomb, PhD | ||
| 4:45 PM | | Upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders and poor physical health related quality of life among working women in low wage jobs in rural North Carolina Claire Lutgendorf, BA, Hester J. Lipscomb, PhD | ||
| 5:00 PM | | Health and Safety Concerns Among University Housekeepers Lisa Pompeii, PhD, COHN-S, Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, Trude Bennett, PhD, Steve Wing, PhD | ||
| 5:15 PM | | Factors contributing to vulnerability of inexperienced carpenters Hester J. Lipscomb, PhD, Vicki Kaskutas, MHS, OTR/L, Ann Marie Dale, OTR/L, Bradley A. Evanoff, MD, MPH, James Nolan, Dennis Patterson | ||
| 5:30 PM | | Lessons from a peer-based participatory training program for Latino day laborers Elizabeth Marshall, PhD | ||
| 5:45 PM | | Work organization factors associated with patient handling injuries among nurses and nurses' aides Ashley L. Schoenfisch, MSPH, Lisa Pompeii, PhD, COHN-S, Douglas J. Myers, ScD | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Occupational Health and Safety | |||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA