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Laurie Foster [email protected] Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salon Healthy Nail Salon Project
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Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salon Healthy Nail Salon Project. Laurie Foster [email protected]. Multiple exposures No ventilation Limited regulations to protect workers Linguistic barriers to intervention Limited $ to improve. Why Healthy Nail Salon Project? . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Multiple exposures No ventilation Limited regulations to
protect workers Linguistic barriers to
intervention Limited $ to improve
Why Healthy Nail Salon Project?
~80% Vietnamese salons
95% are women
Average age 38
Child bearing age
Why Healthy Nail Salon Project?
Workshops, Salon Visits & Community Events
Community Out reachTet Festival
WorkshopsVietnamese/English Outreach
Voucher Program = $$Reimburse 50% up to $500
$Glasses, gloves & N-95 masks$Storage containers $3-Free Nail polish Site visit required
3-Free Polish =No Formaldehyde,
Toluene or Phthalates
Video Shows Benefits of using Ventilation
Acetone reduced• 826 PPM to• 11 PPM
LEV – on / off Air Photo-ionization detector
Video synchronized with PID signal
Video Exposure Monitoring
Testing Local Ventilation
• Testing– Filters longevity, noise– Effectiveness, usability
• Publish study• Nails Magazine promotion– 717,652 distribution– 60,000 VietSALON
LHWMP Nail Salon Project Goals
Bilingual outreachEncourage safer products Improve indoor air quality
Keep containers closedVentilation
More wearing gloves Collaborate with other Healthy
Nail Salon programs Provide financial incentiveRecognition program
Healthy Nail Salon Program Website
Video – Vietnamese and EnglishWorkshop slide showsBrochures – Vietnamese and English
Vietnamese workshop slide shows [email protected] or (206) 263-3061
http://www.lhwmp.org/home/health/nail-salons.aspx
Acknowledgement
• Dr. Marty Cohen, UW Field Research• Chantrelle Johanson, UW DEOHS Masters Student• Tim O’Leary, Videographer, LHWMP• Mary Rabourn, Communications Team• Sharon Schoenfeld-Cohen, Nail Salon, LHWMP • Victoria Luu, Sense Nail Spa, Shoreline, WA• Dr. Steve Whittaker, Research Team, LHWMP
Healthy Nail Salon Project Team
Tammy Dang Sharon Schoenfeld-Cohen Laurie Foster
