Prevention Program to Reduce Injury Disparities Among Latino Day Laborers

Prevention Program to Reduce Injury Disparities Among Latino Day Laborers

The purpose of this study is to Identify intervention priorities using a corner-based needs assessment to document occupational and psychosocial risk and protective factors that increase Latino day laborers(LDL) risk for injury and to design a culturally responsive and context appropriate Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-based safety intervention that also addresses psychosocial risks to reduce LDL injuries and collaboratively pilot a corner-level intervention and conduct an evaluation to assess the safety program's feasibility and acceptability as determined by the extent to which we can recruit, retain and follow-up LDL over the course of the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Latino
• identified at a "corner" located in the Houston metropolitan area
• currently looking for work at a corner

Exclusion Criteria:

• not of Hispanic/Latino background
• being unable to participate in the survey due to alcohol or drug use impairment.