Promoting Health, Safety, and Recovery Training for COVID-19 Essential Workers and their Communities
Project Number3U45ES006172-31S1
Former Number5U45ES006172-30
Contact PI/Project LeaderTURCOTTE, DAVID
Awardee OrganizationUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
Description
Abstract Text
Summary/Abstract: Promoting New England Recovery Centers for COVID-19
Essential Workers and Their Communities
The New England Consortium-Civil Service Employees Association (TNEC-CSEA) is a worker
health and safety training partnership directed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell
(UML) based in its Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and the UML
Climate Change Initiative. Since 1987, TNEC-CSEA has delivered participatory hands-on
training to workers in hazardous waste operations and emergency response. Consortium
partners include four Coalitions for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH organizations:
ConnectiCOSH, MassCOSH, NHCOSH, and RICOSH) and the Civil Service Employees
Association (CSEA), Local 1000, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME). TNEC-CSEA’s previous experience in infectious disease training began
2008 and in 2021, TNEC-CSEA established two Recovery Centers: one in Connecticut as a
partnership between ConnectiCOSH and the Naugatuck Valley Project (based in Waterbury,
CT); and another in Massachusetts, led by MassCOSH in partnership with community
organizations in East Boston, Dorchester, Brockton, and New Bedford. TNEC-CSEA proposes
six Recovery Center projects: 1) a partnership with the Lowell Community Health Center in
Lowell, MA, to train community health workers and community residents on Infectious Disease
Preparedness, Disaster Preparedness, and CPR/First Aid; 2) a partnership with the Coalition for
a Better Acre in Lowell, MA, to support their COVID-19 community education and support
programs; 3) an expansion of the recovery center partnership between ConnectiCOSH and the
Naugatuck Valley Project to include training and support for domestic workers around the
infectious disease and chemical hazards they face on the job; 4) an expansion of the MassCOSH
recovery center with a new partnership with the Massachusetts Association of Community
Health Workers to provide training and support on mental health and resilience to frontline
community health workers; 5) a TNEC New England program to train bilingual trainers in the
OSHA Outreach Trainer program (OSHA 500 and OSHA 510), in partnership with the OSHA
Training Institute Training Institute in Manchester, NH; and 6) development of twelve (12) 2-
hour online, self-directed health and safety training modules that support and enhance the
recovery center trainings and educational programs.
Public Health Relevance Statement
Data not available.
NIH Spending Category
No NIH Spending Category available.
Project Terms
AddressAdultAffectAmericanAreaAttentionAvian InfluenzaAwardAwarenessBackBostonBusinessesCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 preventionCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccineCaringCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)CertificationChemicalsChildClinicCommunicable DiseasesCommunicationCommunitiesCommunity DevelopmentsCommunity HealthCommunity Health AidesCommunity Health EducationCommunity NetworksConfined SpacesConnecticutContinuing EducationContractsCountyCustomDangerousnessDataDental CareDevelopmentDisastersDoseDropsEbolaEconomic DevelopmentEconomicsEducationEducational CurriculumEducational StatusEducational workshopEffectivenessEmergency responseEmployeeEmploymentEnrollmentEnsureEssential workerEvaluationEventExposure toEyeFaceFamilyFederal GovernmentFeedbackFirst AidFocus GroupsFoodFrontline workerFundingGardenalGoalsGrantGroup MeetingsHazardous Waste Operations and Emergency ResponseHealthHealth AllianceHealth EducatorsHealth FairsHealth PromotionHealth SciencesHealthcare IndustryHourHouseholdHousingHuman ResourcesImmigrantImmigrant communityImmigrant workerImpact evaluationIncomeIndividualIndustryInfection ControlInjuryInstitutesInterviewJob lossKnowledgeLabor UnionsLanguageLatinoLearningLifeLightLiteratureLocationLogisticsLow incomeMarketingMassachusettsMeasuresMental HealthMentorsMisinformationMunicipalitiesNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesNeeds AssessmentNeighborhood Health CenterNeighborhoodsNew EnglandNew HampshireNew YorkNursesOccupational HealthOccupational SafetyOccupationsOutcomeParticipantPatient RecruitmentsPatientsPerformance at workPersonsPhasePolicePoliciesPopulationPortuguesePre-Post TestsPreventionPrimary Health CarePrincipal InvestigatorPrivate SectorProceduresProcessProgram EvaluationPropertyProtocols documentationPublic HealthPublic SectorReadinessRecoveryRecovery SupportReportingResearchResourcesRightsSARS-CoV-2 exposureSafetyScheduleSchool TeachersSchoolsSecureSelf-DirectionServicesSick LeaveSocial WorkersSpecialistStressSurveysTarget PopulationsTelephoneTherapeuticTimeTrainers TrainingTrainingTraining ActivityTraining ProgramsTraining SupportTraining and EducationTranslatingTransportationUnderserved PopulationUnited States National Institutes of HealthUniversitiesUpdateVaccinationVaccinesVulnerable PopulationsWagesWorkWorkers' CompensationWorkforce DevelopmentWorkplaceYouthbasebilingualismburnoutclimate changecollegecombatcommunity buildingcommunity organizationscoronavirus diseasecurriculum developmentdesignempowermentenvironmental justiceexpectationexperiencefallsflufollow-upfood insecurityhazardhealth care availabilityhigh riskimprovedinjuredinstructorinstrumentknowledge baselearning outcomemedical specialtiesmeetingsmemberneighborhood safetyoperationoutreachoutreach programpandemic coronaviruspandemic diseasepandemic preparednesspeerpeer supportpeople of colorpersonal protective equipmentpreventprogramsrecruitresilienceresponserisk mitigationsatisfactionschool districtskillssocialtoolvirtualvulnerable communitywomen of colorworking class
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
CFDA Code
142
DUNS Number
956072490
UEI
LTNVSTJ3R6D5
Project Start Date
01-September-1992
Project End Date
31-May-2024
Budget Start Date
05-September-2022
Budget End Date
31-May-2024
Project Funding Information for 2022
Total Funding
$300,000
Direct Costs
$282,575
Indirect Costs
$17,425
Year
Funding IC
FY Total Cost by IC
2022
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
$300,000
Year
Funding IC
FY Total Cost by IC
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