1 OSHA Latino Summit in Houston April 14-15, 2010 Preventing Falls, Silica Exposures with Latino Construction Workers Milagro Grullón, MM Executive Director, Lawrence Community Connections, Inc. Maria Brunette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UMASS Lowell Work Environment Dept. Susan Shepherd, ScD Industrial Hygienist, University of Massachusetts Lowell (on behalf of the Proteccion en Construccion Team)

Protección en Construcción April 15, Acknowledgments Proteccion en Construccion team Workers, supervisors, contractors, workers’ family members, and Lawrence residents who participated throughout 2008 assessment year Facilitators, notetakers, transcribers Outreach team This research is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health R01OH A1

Proteccion en Construccion: Lawrence Latino Safety Partnership The goal of the project is to build a community- university-labor partnership that will research ways to prevent falls and silica dust exposure affecting Latino construction workers. Protección en Construcción April 15, 2010

Protección en Construcción April 15, Partners: a research project conducted by the City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force Laborers International Union of North America Local 175 JSI Research and Training Institute Lawrence Community Connections, Inc University of Massachusetts Lowell

Protección en Construcción April 15, Innovative Partnerships City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force is a broad base collaborative of health care, social services providers, environmental groups, academic institutions, local businesses, and city planners whose mission is to “develop healthy public policies and activities that accommodate the changing conditions of the total community, and promotes improvement in the quality of life of its citizens.” is a broad base collaborative of health care, social services providers, environmental groups, academic institutions, local businesses, and city planners whose mission is to “develop healthy public policies and activities that accommodate the changing conditions of the total community, and promotes improvement in the quality of life of its citizens.”

Protección en Construcción April 15, MHTF Local Board of health approved principles research in Lawrence, MA City Council accepted as regulation for all research Local Policy change

Protección en Construcción April 15, Casa de Salud (Health House) is a community research and education effort designed to engage the residents of a majority Latino community in Lawrence, Massachusetts Primary objectives of the project are to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of neighborhood home-based meetings (charlas). JSI Research and Training Institute Casa de Salud (Health House) is a community research and education effort designed to engage the residents of a majority Latino community in Lawrence, Massachusetts Primary objectives of the project are to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of neighborhood home-based meetings (charlas). Innovative Partnerships

Protección en Construcción April 15, Innovative Partnership Laborers International Union of North America Local 175 Michael Gagliardi Co-PI Provides access to over 3000 construction workers, and trainings opprotunities for non- union workers.

Protección en Construcción April 15, Innovative Partnerships University of Massachusetts Lowell Lenore Azzaroff, PI Researchers, grant oversight, technical health and safety expertise. And much more…

Protección en Construcción April 15, Innovative Partnerships Lawrence Community Connections, Inc. Milagro Grullon, Co-PI New partner (2010), expertise in partnership, network, and coalition building to eliminating health disparities. Work with faith community and neighborhood associations to improve quality of life outcomes.

Protección en Construcción April 15, PenCProject Structure Networking Committee Outreach Team Intervention TeamSteering Committee Milagro Doris Gretchen Mike Lenore Ellie Maju Cora Luz Small Contractor Workers Large contractor Susan Ceferina Sunilda Juan Armando Residents Community groups Healthcare workers Government agencies Non-profits Residents Insurance companies Contractors Workers

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Protección en Construcción April 15, Muchas Gracias por su atencion Thank you for your attention