Pilot of a Community Health Worker Video Intervention for Immigrant Day Laborers at Occupational Health Risk.

Immigrant day laborers suffer from disproportionate occupational health risks from hazardous reconstruction jobs after natural disasters. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a short-video educational intervention to improve safety knowledge and intent to engage in safety preventive behaviors among 98 Hispanic day laborers (49 randomized to video and 49 control). The short video featured a male and a female who narrated 3 stories of day laborers who were injured while doing construction work in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Separate and unequal: Structural racism and infant mortality in the US.

We examined associations between state-level measures of structural racism and infant mortality among black and white populations across the US. Overall and race-specific infant mortality rates in each state were calculated from national linked birth and infant death records from 2010 to 2013. Structural racism in each state was characterized by racial inequity (ratio of black to white population estimates) in educational attainment, median household income, employment, imprisonment, and juvenile custody.

Latino immigrant day laborer perceptions of occupational safety and health information preferences.

Background: We address immigrant day laborers' experiences with occupational safety in the construction industry in New Orleans, and opinions about content and method of communication for educational interventions to reduce occupational risks.

Methods: In 2011, we conducted seven focus groups with 48 Spanish-speaking day laborers (8 women, 40 men, 35 years on average). Focus group results are based on thematic analysis.