TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Effectiveness of community health workers for promoting use of safety eyewear by Latino farm workers
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Forst, Linda
A1  - Lacey, Steven
A1  - Chen, Huei-Yang
A1  - Jimenez, R.
A1  - Bauer, Sebastian
A1  - Skinner, Sara
A1  - Alvarado, Rebeca
A1  - Nickels, Leslie
A1  - Zanoni, Joseph P.
A1  - Petrea, Robert
A1  - Conroy, Lorraine
SP  - 607
EP  - 613
VL  - 46
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: To evaluate The Community Health Worker 'promotor de salud' (CHW) model is evaluated as a tool for reducing eye injuries in Latino farm workers. METHODS: In 2001, 786 workers on 34 farms were divided into three intervention blocks: (A) CHWs provided protective eyewear and training to farm workers; (B) CHWs provided eyewear but no training to farm workers; (C) eyewear was distributed to farm workers with no CHW present and no training. RESULTS: Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires demonstrated greater self-reported use of eyewear in all blocks after the intervention (P < 0.0001), with Block A showing the greatest change compared to B (P < 0.0001) and C (P = 0.03); this was supported by field observations. Block A showed the greatest improvement in knowledge on questions related to training content. CONCLUSION: CHWs were an effective tool to train farm workers in eye health and safety, improving the use of personal protective equipment and knowledge.
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SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20103
ID  - ref1
ER  -