2015 Projects
New York City
Assess the impact of the new mandatory sick leave policy on restaurant workers in NYC
Students:
Megan McConnell & Gladys Palaguachi
Hosts:
The Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment (BCCHE) of Queens College
New York City
Identify impact of staffing levels, including overtime worked, on occupational injury and illness patterns in acute care hospitals in NYC
Students:
Thomas Cordon & Cristina Echeverria
Hosts:
SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE)
SF Bay Area
Investigate safety and health-related issues that airline service workers experience in their workplace environment at the San Francisco International Airport
Students:
Yvette Ramirez & Becky Tse
Hosts:
SEIU-USWW Airport Workers
SF Bay Area
Investigate heat illness prevention among Laborer’s Union members
Students:
Mara Ortenburger & Aillen Zazueta-Bella
Hosts:
Laborer's Union Local 67
SF Bay Area
Determine use of and access to paid sick days, and subsequent effects on occupational health and safety/workplace hazards
Students:
Anika Larson & Ornella Leukou Nzoutchoum
Hosts:
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE)
SF Bay Area
Evaluate the impact of nail salon owners and workers who have participated in the Nails Salon Collaborative to determine the benefits of working in a healthy nail salon
Students:
Tai Hoang & Lien Nguyen
Hosts:
Nail Salon Collaborative
Los Angeles
Investigate sleep quality and H&S hazards of Pilipino home health aides while working in clients' homes
Students:
Citadel Cabasag & Rita Phetmixay
Hosts:
Pilipino Workers Center (PWC)
Los Angeles
Identify “best practices” for implementing new H&S standards in healthcare and use findings to develop new curricula on Cal/OSHA’s new workplace violence prevention standard
Students:
Maria Camacho & Kareem Elzein
Hosts:
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 121RN
Los Angeles
Incorporate occupational health into care provision in community health centers
Students:
Josefina Flores & Sarah Jane Smith
Hosts:
St. John’s Well Child and Family Center
Orange County
Investigate musculoskeletal disorders and other H&S concerns among hotel housekeepers and other staff
Students:
Julio Mora & Julissa Plascencia
Hosts:
UNITE HERE Local 11
San Diego
Assess the working conditions of street food vendors in the City Heights area of SD
Students:
Bryan FitzGerald & Karen Munoz
Hosts:
The Employee Rights Center (ERC)
Boston
Investigate occupational H&S issues and hazards facing immigrant and temporary agency workers
Students:
Carol Ochoa & Maia Rodriguez-Semp
Hosts:
Boston Workers Center/MassCOSH
New Orleans
Investigate the labor and workplace conditions of Latino immigrant shipyard workers in Southeast Louisiana
Students:
Adam Kline & Dawn Surratt
Hosts:
New Orleans Workers’ Center, National Guestworker Alliance
Chicago
Investigate hazards of temporary, low wage work in manufacturing and warehouse settings
Students:
Tessa Bonney & Samara Rivers
Hosts:
The Chicago Workers’ Collaborative (CWC), Warehouse Workers for Justice
Marshfield, WI
Examine the different challenges of workplace H&S issues among immigrant workers in dairy agriculture
Students:
Elizabeth Steiner & Katherine Zielke
Hosts:
National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC)