Working with Licensed Cosmetologists to Promote Health: Results from the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Pilot Study

Linnan, Laura; Kim, Annice; Wasilewski, Yvonne; Lee, Ann Marie; Yang, Jingzhen; Solomon, Felicia

doi:10.1006/pmed.2001.0933

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“…11,16 Among these strategies, state licensing lists a good initial resource, but not sufficient for recruitment, 11 whereas snowballing and participation of the advisory board were cited as effective strategies for identifying salons/shops. 7,9–11,16 …”

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A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

Linnan

D’Angelo

Harrington

2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context Barbershops and beauty salons are located in all communities and frequented by diverse groups of people, making them key settings for addressing health disparities. No studies have reviewed the growing body of literature describing studies promoting health in these settings. This review summarized the literature related to promoting health within barbershops and beauty salons to inform future approaches that target diverse populations in similar settings. Evidence Acquisition We identified and reviewed published research articles describing formative research, recruitment, and health-related interventions set in beauty salons and barbershops. PubMed and other secondary search engines were searched in 2010 and again in 2013 for English-language papers indexed from 1990 through August 2013. The search yielded 110 articles, 68 of which were formerly reviewed, and 54 were eligible for inclusion. Evidence Synthesis Included articles were categorized as formative research (n=27), recruitment (n=7), or intervention (n=20). Formative research studies showed that owners, barbers/stylists, and their customers were willing participants, clarifying the feasibility of promoting health in these settings. Recruitment studies demonstrated that salon/shop owners will join research studies and can enroll customers. Among intervention studies, level of stylist/barber involvement was categorized. More than 73.3% of intervention studies demonstrated statistically significant results, targeting mostly racial/ethnic minority groups and focusing on a variety of health topics. Conclusions Barbershops and beauty salons are promising settings for reaching populations most at risk for health disparities. Although these results are encouraging, more rigorous research and evaluation of future salon- and barbershop-based interventions are needed.

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A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

Linnan

D’Angelo

Harrington

2014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…Igualmente se observó que hay desconocimiento acerca de los diferentes agentes infecciosos y sus mecanismos de patogenicidad, que pueden ser transmitidos a través de los utensilios empleados en los diferentes procedimientos de belleza. que tanto empleados como usuarios no tienen un proceso adecuado de higiene corporal (8,9). Estos microorganismos son indicadores de contaminación fecal y permanecen viables por largo tiempo en el agua y en el ambiente (1,7,8).…”

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Evaluación de la efectividad de los procesos de desinfección de los utensilios en salones de belleza en un municipio de Cundinamarca

Corrales

Sánchez

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En Colombia, los procedimientos realizados en los salones de belleza son vigilados por el estado a través de la Secretaría de Salud, quienes verifican el cumplimiento de protocolos estipulados en el manual de Bioseguridad. Este estudio, que se realizó en trece salones de belleza de un municipio de Cundinamarca, tuvo como objetivo verificar si los protocolos de higiene, desinfección y esterilidad para los utensilios empleados se han implementado correctamente de acuerdo a la Resolución 2827 de 2006, previa capacitación impartida a la comunidad de estilistas por la subsecretaría de salud pública y bienestar social del municipio.<p>Se tomaron cuatro muestras, correspondiente a cuatro utensilios diferentes en cada salón de belleza. Mediante la técnica de escobillón estéril, se realizó siembra en medio de cultivo líquido, se verificó el crecimiento bacteriano con análisis macro y microscópico, se realizó aislamiento en medios selectivos y diferenciales y se hizo identificación bioquímica, permitiendo confirmar la presencia de bacterias como <em>Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii, Klebsiella oxytoca y Pseudomonas aeruginosa, </em>entre otros microorganismos oportunistas. Estos pueden llegar a producir infecciones que sugieren deficiencias en el proceso de asepsia e higiene.</p>

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“…In 2001, a US study was moreover carried out on the use of beauty salons for the "North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project" (Linnan et al 2001;Solomon et al 2004). It recommended partnership-based cooperation between the health sector and the cosmetics industry for health promotion projects.…”

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Community stroke knowledge: a new information strategy using a joint project of the public health service and the hairdressers’ guild of the Wesel district

Leifeld

Rau

Mensing³

2009

J Public Health

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Mensing. Community stroke knowledge: a new information strategy using a joint project of the public health service and the hairdressers' guild of the Wesel district. Journal of Public Health, Springer Verlag, 2009, 17 (6) Abstract Objectives The public health programme "Healthy Lower Rhine…against Stroke" is aimed at improving the population's knowledge about stroke and thus at reducing the prehospital phase in patients with suspected stroke. First evaluation results indicate that apart from providing information through the mass media, there is an urgent need to further develop the face-to-face communication approach. This has to be achieved by efficient but also effective means, given that financial and personnel resources are scarce. Study design In cooperation with lögd Bielefeld, the Lower Health Authority of the Wesel District (health department) developed a postcard-sized quiz card containing exclusively correct answers on the issue of stroke, risk factors as well as symptom and action knowledge. For face-to-face communication, the hairdressers could be convinced to be included in the project. The hairdressers posed the corresponding questions and marked those answers of the clients that were identical with the quiz card answers with a cross. Answers not given by the clients were read out loud to them by the hairdressers, who were thus "styling up" the knowledge of their clients. To increase participation in the project, prizes were offered for the hairdressers with the most filled-in quiz cards as well as for three of the participating clients (drawing of prizes 1-3). More than 380 hairdressers in the Wesel district were sent a letter inviting them to participate as facilitators in this project, which is probably the first of its kind worldwide. Methods The machine-readable quiz cards were collected and statistically evaluated including data regarding age and gender of the participants. Results were to be presented in the form of a descriptive statistic. Results Thirty-three hairdressers from 12 cities and municipalities of the Wesel district participated in this joint action of the Wesel district Department of Health and the Wesel hairdressers' guild, dealing with the monitoring and imparting of basic knowledge on the issue of stroke. Almost 2,000 clients were interviewed by the participating hairdressers, and knowledge gaps were closed by information read out to them. Discussion This innovative approach of imparting knowledge can be regarded as the model of an effective and economical way of communicating health information to the broader public.

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Working with Licensed Cosmetologists to Promote Health: Results from the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Pilot Study

Cited by 42 publications

References 9 publications

A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

A Literature Synthesis of Health Promotion Research in Salons and Barbershops

Evaluación de la efectividad de los procesos de desinfección de los utensilios en salones de belleza en un municipio de Cundinamarca

Community stroke knowledge: a new information strategy using a joint project of the public health service and the hairdressers’ guild of the Wesel district

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