Authors
Tsai-JH; Salazar-MK
Source
Fam Commun Health 2007 Apr-Jun; 30(Suppl 2):S71-S79
Abstract
Historically, Chinese immigrants to the United States have worked in restaurants to support their families. Hazards and risks associated with this population's work in restaurants are underrepresented in the literature. This ethnographic study used interviews, participant-observations, and follow-up focus sessions with 18 immigrants from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to identify potential physical, biological, enviromechanical, chemical, and psychosocial hazards that they face. Psychosocial hazards were most often mentioned by the participants; biological hazards were not identified in the data. Practice and research implications for addressing health disparities in this population are discussed.
Keywords
Physical-stress; Psychological-adaptation; Psychological-factors; Psychological-stress; Biological-effects; Environmental-contamination; Environmental-exposure; Environmental-hazards; Environmental-physiology; Environmental-stress; Mechanical-properties; Psychology; Sociological-factors; Work-environment; Worker-health; Qualitative-analysis
Contact
Jenny Hsin-Chun Tsai, PhD, ARNP, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
jennyt@u.washington.edu
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-R03-OH-007840
Source Name
Family & Community Health
Performing Organization
University of Washington School of Nursing