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Research paper thumbnail of Process Evaluation of a Pilot Project to Implement Brief Tobacco Interventions in a Homeless Services Setting: Public Health Seattle & King County Tobacco Prevention Program

Research paper thumbnail of Hospitality workers' attitudes and exposure to secondhand smoke, hazardous chemicals, and working conditions

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to whi... more Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to white-collar workers, blue-collar and service workers are much more likely to be targeted by the tobacco industry and become smokers. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess if there were ways public health and labor could collaborate to document the health attitudes and needs of hospitality industry workers. Eligible union members were identified through an electronic enrollment file consisting of 3,659 names maintained by the union. The mail survey instrument covered exposure to secondhand smoke, exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials, time pressure and job demands, and work-related pain/disability. Additional questions related to age, gender, race/ethnicity, level of education, employment history, English proficiency, and self-reported health status. Study results demonstrated that important health information could be successfully collected on unionized workers. Surve...

Research paper thumbnail of Bringing Tocqueville in: Remedying a Neglect in the Sociology of Religion

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1992

... Therefore, just as a sociology of religion seems hardly possible without Weber (and Marx, Dur... more ... Therefore, just as a sociology of religion seems hardly possible without Weber (and Marx, Durkheim, etc.), so, we suggest, should steps be taken ... Hammond Philip E., ed. 1985 The sacred in a secular age ... Lively, Jack 1962 The social and political thought of Alexis de Tocqueville. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Youth Tobacco Sales in a Metropolitan County

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2007

To describe and identify factors associated with tobacco sales in a metropolitan county.

Research paper thumbnail of Hospitality workers' attitudes and exposure to secondhand smoke, hazardous chemicals, and working conditions

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to whi... more Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to white-collar workers, blue-collar and service workers are much more likely to be targeted by the tobacco industry and become smokers. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess if there were ways public health and labor could collaborate to document the health attitudes and needs of hospitality industry workers. Eligible union members were identified through an electronic enrollment file consisting of 3,659 names maintained by the union. The mail survey instrument covered exposure to secondhand smoke, exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials, time pressure and job demands, and work-related pain/disability. Additional questions related to age, gender, race/ethnicity, level of education, employment history, English proficiency, and self-reported health status. Study results demonstrated that important health information could be successfully collected on unionized workers. Surve...

Research paper thumbnail of Process Evaluation of a Pilot Project to Implement Brief Tobacco Interventions in a Homeless Services Setting: Public Health Seattle & King County Tobacco Prevention Program

Research paper thumbnail of Hospitality workers' attitudes and exposure to secondhand smoke, hazardous chemicals, and working conditions

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to whi... more Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to white-collar workers, blue-collar and service workers are much more likely to be targeted by the tobacco industry and become smokers. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess if there were ways public health and labor could collaborate to document the health attitudes and needs of hospitality industry workers. Eligible union members were identified through an electronic enrollment file consisting of 3,659 names maintained by the union. The mail survey instrument covered exposure to secondhand smoke, exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials, time pressure and job demands, and work-related pain/disability. Additional questions related to age, gender, race/ethnicity, level of education, employment history, English proficiency, and self-reported health status. Study results demonstrated that important health information could be successfully collected on unionized workers. Surve...

Research paper thumbnail of Bringing Tocqueville in: Remedying a Neglect in the Sociology of Religion

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1992

... Therefore, just as a sociology of religion seems hardly possible without Weber (and Marx, Dur... more ... Therefore, just as a sociology of religion seems hardly possible without Weber (and Marx, Durkheim, etc.), so, we suggest, should steps be taken ... Hammond Philip E., ed. 1985 The sacred in a secular age ... Lively, Jack 1962 The social and political thought of Alexis de Tocqueville. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Youth Tobacco Sales in a Metropolitan County

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2007

To describe and identify factors associated with tobacco sales in a metropolitan county.

Research paper thumbnail of Hospitality workers' attitudes and exposure to secondhand smoke, hazardous chemicals, and working conditions

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to whi... more Compelling reasons exist for labor and public health to collaborate. For example, compared to white-collar workers, blue-collar and service workers are much more likely to be targeted by the tobacco industry and become smokers. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess if there were ways public health and labor could collaborate to document the health attitudes and needs of hospitality industry workers. Eligible union members were identified through an electronic enrollment file consisting of 3,659 names maintained by the union. The mail survey instrument covered exposure to secondhand smoke, exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials, time pressure and job demands, and work-related pain/disability. Additional questions related to age, gender, race/ethnicity, level of education, employment history, English proficiency, and self-reported health status. Study results demonstrated that important health information could be successfully collected on unionized workers. Surve...

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