Quach Thu, Liou Julia, Fu Lisa, Mendiratta Anuja, Tong My, Reynolds Peggy
California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, USA.
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2012 Spring;6(1):75-82. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2012.0005.
Nail salons represent a burgeoning industry with Vietnamese immigrant workers making up the majority. Workers routinely handle cosmetic products containing hazardous compounds, with implications for their health.
This paper describes how a collaborative of multiple organizations and community members collectively developed a proactive research agenda for salon worker health, safety, and rights during a pivotal multistakeholder convening, and advanced on such recommendations, including creating groundbreaking policy changes.
Key recommendations included (1) creating a multidisciplinary research advisory committee, (2) conducting research on workplace exposures and long-term health impacts, (3) advocating for better governmental oversight of product manufacturers, and (4) identifying safer product alternatives via green chemistry, albeit with cost considerations to salon businesses.
The participation of diverse stakeholders in the discussions allowed for cross-dialogue on a complex issue, helped to align different stakeholders as allies, and identified critical resources to addressing research gaps.
美甲沙龙是一个蓬勃发展的行业，其中越南移民工人占多数。工人们经常接触含有有害化合物的美容产品，这对他们的健康有影响。
本文描述了多个组织和社区成员如何在一次关键的多利益相关方会议上共同为沙龙工人的健康、安全和权利制定了一个积极的研究议程，并推进了这些建议，包括做出开创性的政策变革。
主要建议包括：（1）成立一个多学科研究咨询委员会；（2）开展关于工作场所接触和长期健康影响的研究；（3）倡导政府加强对产品制造商的监管；（4）通过绿色化学确定更安全的产品替代品，不过要考虑到美甲沙龙业务的成本。
不同利益相关方参与讨论，使得就一个复杂问题进行了交叉对话，有助于使不同利益相关方成为盟友，并确定了弥补研究空白的关键资源。
