Laurie Fosterlaurie.foster@kingcounty.gov

Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salon Healthy Nail Salon Project

Multiple exposures No ventilation Limited regulations to

protect workers Linguistic barriers to

intervention Limited $ to improve

Why Healthy Nail Salon Project?

~80% Vietnamese salons

95% are women

Average age 38

Child bearing age

Why Healthy Nail Salon Project?

Workshops, Salon Visits & Community Events

Community Out reachTet Festival

WorkshopsVietnamese/English Outreach

Voucher Program = $$Reimburse 50% up to $500

$Glasses, gloves & N-95 masks$Storage containers $3-Free Nail polish Site visit required

3-Free Polish =No Formaldehyde,

Toluene or Phthalates

Video Shows Benefits of using Ventilation

Acetone reduced• 826 PPM to• 11 PPM

LEV – on / off Air Photo-ionization detector

Video synchronized with PID signal

Video Exposure Monitoring

Testing Local Ventilation

• Testing– Filters longevity, noise– Effectiveness, usability

• Publish study• Nails Magazine promotion– 717,652 distribution– 60,000 VietSALON

LHWMP Nail Salon Project Goals

Bilingual outreachEncourage safer products Improve indoor air quality

Keep containers closedVentilation

More wearing gloves Collaborate with other Healthy

Nail Salon programs Provide financial incentiveRecognition program

Healthy Nail Salon Program Website

Video – Vietnamese and EnglishWorkshop slide showsBrochures – Vietnamese and English

Vietnamese workshop slide shows laurie.foster@kingcounty.gov or (206) 263-3061

http://www.lhwmp.org/home/health/nail-salons.aspx

Acknowledgement

• Dr. Marty Cohen, UW Field Research• Chantrelle Johanson, UW DEOHS Masters Student• Tim O’Leary, Videographer, LHWMP• Mary Rabourn, Communications Team• Sharon Schoenfeld-Cohen, Nail Salon, LHWMP • Victoria Luu, Sense Nail Spa, Shoreline, WA• Dr. Steve Whittaker, Research Team, LHWMP

Healthy Nail Salon Project Team

Tammy Dang Sharon Schoenfeld-Cohen Laurie Foster