Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (Ms Li, Dr Zhang); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (Ms Li, Dr Bakos-Block, Dr Rammah, Mr Magal, Dr Adekanye, Ms Esquenazi, Ms McDaniel, Dr Zhang, Dr Symanski, Dr Perkison); Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Dr Rammah, Dr Symanski); Department of Bioinformatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (Dr Bakos-Block); Health and Safety Department, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (Mr Magal).
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Oct;62(10):842-846. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001976.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an outreach program which included safety training and the distribution of personal protection kits in the Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Outreach: 71 volunteers conducted training sessions at 19 different sites and distributed a total of 1187 kits. Follow-up study: We conducted telephonic interviews to collect data on respiratory symptoms and obtain perceptions of the quality of the safety training provided among 83 participants.
Participants reported an increase in airway symptoms four weeks after Hurricane Harvey. Outreach efforts were felt to be effective by a majority of participants.
Future studies may adopt some of the best practices from our training efforts in terms of utilizing a combination of verbal demonstrations and written training guidelines on proper respirator usage.
本研究评估了一项外展计划的效果,该计划包括在休斯敦哈维飓风后的安全培训和个人防护装备包的发放。
外展活动:71 名志愿者在 19 个不同地点进行培训,并分发了总共 1187 个套装。随访研究:我们进行了电话采访,以收集 83 名参与者的呼吸道症状数据,并了解他们对所提供安全培训质量的看法。
参与者报告在哈维飓风后四周出现气道症状增加。大多数参与者认为外展工作是有效的。
未来的研究可能会借鉴我们培训工作中的一些最佳实践,例如结合口头演示和正确使用呼吸器的书面培训指南。