Occupational safety and health education and training for underserved populations.
O'Connor-T; Flynn-M; Weinstock-D; Zanoni-J
New Solut 2014 Jan; 24(1):83-106
This article presents an analysis of the essential elements of effective occupational safety and health education and training programs targeting underserved communities. While not an exhaustive review of the literature on occupational safety and health training, the paper provides a guide for practitioners and researchers to the key factors they should consider in the design and implementation of training programs for underserved communities. It also addresses issues of evaluation of such programs, with specific emphasis on considerations for programs involving low-literacy and limited- English-speaking workers.
Training; Education; Demographic-characteristics; Sociological-factors; Safety-programs; Safety-education;
Author Keywords: occupational safety; health education; training programs; underserved; communities
Michael Flynn, 4676 Columbia Pkwy, CDC/NIOSH, M/S C-10, Cincinnati, OH 45226
New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago