Abstract

The overall goal of this Minority Worker Training Program (MWTP) is to train individuals for jobs in the environmental field and construction industry wdth a focus on recruiting from underserved urban communities disproportionately affected by environmental exposures. This goal will be accomplished through long-lasting and effective partnerships to provide comprehensive training and wrap-around services that reinforce occupational health and worker education and that contribute to environmental and community economic sustainability, thereby addressing two major crises affecting U.S. society today.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Cooperative Agreements (NIEHS) (U45)
Project #
5U45ES006173-21
Application #
8380879
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZES1-SET-G)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2012-08-01
Budget End
2013-07-31
Support Year
21
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$308,836
Indirect Cost
$13,780

  Institution

Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Type
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095

  Publications

Fussell, Elizabeth; Delp, Linda; Riley, Kevin et al. (2018) Implications of Social and Legal Status on Immigrants' Health in Disaster Zones. Am J Public Health 108:1617-1620
Riley, Kevin; Wilhalme, Holly; Delp, Linda et al. (2018) Mortality and Morbidity during Extreme Heat Events and Prevalence of Outdoor Work: An Analysis of Community-Level Data from Los Angeles County, California. Int J Environ Res Public Health 15:
Riley, Kevin; Slatin, Craig; Rice, Carol et al. (2015) Managers' perceptions of the value and impact of HAZWOPER worker health and safety training. Am J Ind Med 58:780-7
Baron, Sherry L; Beard, Sharon; Davis, Letitia K et al. (2014) Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low-income workers: applying a social ecological framework. Am J Ind Med 57:539-56
Delp, Linda; Podolsky, Laura; Aguilar, Tomás (2009) Risk Amid Recovery: Occupational Health and Safety of Latino Day Laborers in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes. Organ Environ 22:479-490
Cole, B L; Brown, M P (1996) Action on worksite health and safety problems: a follow-up survey of workers participating in a hazardous waste worker training program. Am J Ind Med 30:730-43