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Promoting Healthy Built & Work Environments in Chinatown: Presentations on the Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health Project & Pedestrian Safety and Environmental Health Conditions in Chinatown Shaw San Liu, Chinese Progressive Association Deland Chan, The Chinatown Community Development Center Cyndy Scully & Megan Gaydos, SFDPH Program on Health, Equity, and Sustainability September 7, 2010 Health Commission Meeting
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Promoting Healthy Built & Work Environments in Chinatown:
Presentations on the Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health Project
&Pedestrian Safety and Environmental Health Conditions in
Chinatown
Shaw San Liu, Chinese Progressive AssociationDeland Chan, The Chinatown Community Development Center
Cyndy Scully & Megan Gaydos, SFDPH Program on Health, Equity, and Sustainability
September 7, 2010Health Commission Meeting
Presentation Overview
Overview of PHES
Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health Project: Summary & Key Findings
Chinatown Pedestrian Needs AssessmentPedestrian Safety and Environmental Health Conditions in Chinatown
Program on Health, Equity, & Sustainability www.sfphes.org
WorkEnvironment
WaterProgram
HealthDisparities
Educ.
HealthyHousing
SF FoodSystems
Urban Place & Health
PHES
Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health (RWH) Project
Organizational Partners
Chinese Progressive Association’s Staff & Worker Organizing Committee
SF Dept of Public Health
UCB School of Public Health
UCB Labor Occupational Health Program
UCSF School of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Worker-administered community survey (n=433)
SFDPH-administered observational checklist (n=106)
Focus groups and interviews
Evaluation
Committees: Coordinating, Restaurant Worker Leadership, Survey/Data, Evaluation, Publications, Policy
From Minkler, et al. AJIM 2010 Apr; 53(4):361-71.
About the Chinatown RWH Project
Observational Checklist (n=106)Labor Laws Posters displayed¹ YES
SF Minimum Wage 30%
SF Paid Sick Leave 24%
Worker’s Comp Info 15%
Hazards Observed YES
Cooks wearing long-sleeved shirts or cook jackets 10%
Range tops overcrowded with cookware 70%
Sufficient quality non-slip mats 48%
Floors are dry, not wet and greasy 38%
Proper storage of knives 13%
Adequate ventilation 63%
Adequate lighting 72%
Fully stocked first aid kits4 18%
Slicing, grinders and food processors guards5 18%
4 Only 19 of the 106 restaurants (18%) had a fully stocked first aid kit at time of observation. Of the remaining restaurants, 13 did not have any first aid kit and 74 only had bands aids. 5 Only 4 of the 22 restaurants with a slicer, grinder, and/or food processor had a protective guard. This item was not applicable to 79% of restaurants (n=84).
Presenter
Presentation Notes
¹ Posters visibly located where employees can read them. ² All restaurants (102 of 106) observed with burn-prevention materials for handling hot foods used rags to prevent burns. Potholders, gloves, and mitts were rarely observed. 3 Only 5 of the 13 restaurants that stored food in a hard to reach area had a footstool or ladder present at time of observation. This item was not applicable to 88% of restaurants (n=93). 4 Only 19 of the 106 restaurants (18%) had a fully stocked first aid kit at time of observation. Of the remaining restaurants, 13 did not have any first aid kit and 74 only had bands aids. 5 Only 4 of the 22 restaurants with a slicer, grinder, and/or food processor had a protective guard. This item was not applicable to 79% of restaurants (n=84).
Worker Survey (n=433)
Who hasn’t been yelled at by their
boss? It happens every day, but
people probably only reported it if it made them cry.
We used to call our boss Crazy Dog
because he lost his temper so much.
Females more likely to work “front of the house”
64% not receive job training
40% experience cuts 48% experience burns 14% experience falls 22% experience pain caused or
worsened by work
<1% report injury to workers comp 2% received medical care
54% pay out of pocket for med. care 38% enrolled in Medi-Cal 28% enrolled in Healthy SF 3% receive employer-based health ins.
42% yelled at by supervisor, coworker, or customer
RWH Project Key Findings Many workers experience wage theft
Preventable occupational hazards and “Low Road” practices common
High unemployment & immigration fuel fear of confronting employer, losing job
Very unlikely that problems are unique to Chinatown
“High Road” practices better for employees’ health, well-being and retention, decrease public taxpayer burden, prevents “race to the bottom”
Increased labor law enforcement, worker awareness and protections, and interagency collaboration needed
Presenter
Presentation Notes
You really need to emphasize somewhere / somehow that the problems are unlikely to be localized in chinatown -- this is only where there are the greater organizational capacity for action - this canary is calling for citywide attention!
Outcomes & Next Steps Documentation of conditions faced
↑ capacity of worker leaders
↑ collaboration between org. partners
CPA develops Low Wage Worker Bill of Rights and launches Progressive Worker Alliance
DPH & OLSE using Director’s Hearings to hold abusive employers accountable
DPH & LOHP exploring inspector engagement; DPH, OLSE & DIR exploring collaborations
Disseminating findings (peer-reviewed journals, presentations, outreach to employers, OSHA, and labor agencies, etc)
Report Launch Sept. 17th * 11:30 AM1042 Grant Ave, 4th Fl
Mar & Campos to introduce wage theft ordinance
DPH increasing focus on health impacts of low wage work
Worker centers identifying “High Road” and “Low Road” practices & employers
Safe Sustainable Streets as an Environmental, Health & Social Justice Issue
Chinatown has the Highest Traffic Volume Density of any San Francisco Neighborhood.
The Pedestrian Collision Rate is 3 times higher than the City Average.
78% of the households live within 150 meters of a truck route and ½ of the Pedestrian Fatalities involved a truck
Only 17% of households own cars, but Chinatown residents are disproportionately impacted by traffic.
Chinatown residents are predominately low income, elderly and monolingual
Pedestrian Safety Needs Assessment
Funding/Collaboration Methods
– Identification of Study Area
– Survey Interviews– Scorecard– Pedestrian & Bicycle
Counts– PEQI– Community Outreach– Ranked Priority Areas– Recommendations
Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index (PEQI)
PEQI quantifies street and intersection factors empirically known to affect people’s travel behaviors
Intersections in Chinatown lack basic pedestrian amenities and engineering countermeasures
Poor pedestrian street conditions exists on Broadway, Stockton Street, and Sacramento Street.
Survey Interviews/Community Forum
Community Feedback– Longer pedestrian countdown
signals at the signalized intersections.
– Sidewalks narrow and congested due to merchandise encroachment.
– Need more crosswalk treatments, additional signs and lights embedded in the pavement.
– The majority of perceived dangerous intersections are located along Stockton and Powell Streets.
Key Findings/OutcomesStockton Street has the highest traffic volume,
highest pedestrian volumes, most pedestrian collisions and worse PEQI street segment scores.
Ranked Priority Area List1) Stockton Street Corridor2) Broadway Corridor3) Columbus Avenue Corridor4) Kearny Street Corridor5) Powell Street Corridor6) Grant Avenue Corridor7) Mason and Washington
Intersection8) Montgomery and Clay
Intersection
Recommendations /Next Steps– Ensure high volume roads are
signalized and add crosswalk scrambles at the Stockton and Broadway intersection.
– Reroute or reduce the amount of trucks that pass through Chinatown and also add additional truck route signs.
– Encourage transportation improvements that reduce traffic volume and speed, such as bulb outs and curb extensions
– Create safer intersection crossings by having shorter crossing distances and increased crossing speed
Publicize report, community outreach and education, and involve city agencies.
SFDPH’s Recommendations CCDC’s Next Steps
AcknowledgementsRWH Project
Funders and Institutional Support:• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health • The California Endowment • The Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP)
Coordinating & Steering Committees• CPA Staff: Fei Ye Chen, Gordon Mar, Shaw San Liu, Alex Tom• CPA Leaders: Li Li Shuang, Bing Shu Zhu, Li Zhen He, Michelle
Xiong, Rong Wen Lan, Hu Li Long, Christy Wu, Pei Yu Huang• UCB SPH: Meredith Minkler, Charlotte Chang, Alicia Salvatore• UCSF Occ/Env Medicine: Niklas Krause• LOHP: Pam Tau Lee & Robin Baker• SFDPH PHES: Rajiv Bhatia, Megan Gaydos, Alvaro Morales
Additional Supporters• Interpretation: Cecilia Wong• UCB, SFDPH, & OHIP Interns: Angela Ni, Kallista Bley, Sunhye
Bai, Jennie Lu, Natalie Gee, Qi Ting Zhao, Henning Chu, Alex Cooper, Elizabeth Hom, Margaret Lee
• SFDPH Inspectors: Amelia Castelli, Jacki Greenwood, Pamela Hollis, Terrence Hong, Richard Lee, Mohammed Malhi, Eric Mar, Timothy Ng, Lisa O’Malley, Imelda Reyes, Alicia Saam, Calvin Tom, Kenny Wong, Karen Yu
CCDC Pedestrian Safety Needs Assessment
Funders and Institutional Support:
• Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency through the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Traffic Safety Group.
Coordinating & Steering Committees• CCDC Staff: Deland Chan, Tan Chow, Cathie
Lam, Cindy Wu• SFDPH PHES: Cyndy Scully, Stephanie Cowles,
Rajiv Bhatia
Additional Supporters• CCDC Transportation Interns and Volunteers:
Daniel Martinez Bean, Abigail Shull, Sandra Wong, Greg Wong
• Chinatown Transportation Research & Improvement Project (TRIP): Wil Din, Harvey Louie
For More Information…
Come to September 17th
Restaurant Worker Report Release!!!
Reports available at: www.sfphes.org
Contact us:[email protected] [email protected]@sfdph.org [email protected]
