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2013 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach

Nail Salon Worker Safety as a Case Study in Health, Outreach, and Regulation

Student(s):

Kelly Chandler

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Davis Zhen

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Denis Dumouchel, Graduate Education at Islandwood

For my internship with the EPA as part of my Capstone experience, I was charged with creating an educational tool as part of a larger lesson plan through which to teach high school students on nail salon worker safety. I reviewed literature and conducted research, as well as attended nail technician training through King County Hazardous Waste Management Program’s Nail Salon Project. This cumulated in a interactive presentation given at Issaquah High School. I was interested in addressing why study nail salon worker safety was being targeted so specifically, and how educational outreach could benefit consumers and workers alike.