1. Laurie Foster laurie.foster@kingcounty.gov Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salon Healthy Nail Salon Project

2.  Multiple exposures  No ventilation  Limited regulations to protect workers  Linguistic barriers to intervention  Limited $ to improve Why Healthy Nail Salon Project?

3.  ~80% Vietnamese salons  95% are women  Average age 38  Child bearing age Why Healthy Nail Salon Project?

4. Workshops, Salon Visits & Community Events Community Out reach Tet Festival Workshops Vietnamese/English Outreach

5. 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

6. 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

7. Testing Local Ventilation Testing – Filters longevity, noise – Effectiveness, usability Publish study Nails Magazine promotion – 717,652 distribution – 60,000 VietSALON

8. LHWMP Nail Salon Project Goals Bilingual outreach Encourage safer products Improve indoor air quality Keep containers closed  Ventilation More wearing gloves Collaborate with other Healthy Nail Salon programs Provide financial incentive  Recognition program

9. Healthy Nail Salon Program Website Video – Vietnamese and English Workshop slide shows Brochures – Vietnamese and English Vietnamese workshop slide shows laurie.foster@kingcounty.gov or (206) 263-3061 http://www.lhwmp.org/home/health/nail-salons.aspx

10. 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

11. Healthy Nail Salon Project Team Tammy DangSharon Schoenfeld-CohenLaurie Foster