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Occupational Risk Perceptions Among Foreign-Born Construction Workers In Central Florida, Matthew Edison Law
Occupational Risk Perceptions Among Foreign-Born Construction Workers In Central Florida, Matthew Edison Law
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Hispanic and Latino foreign-born construction workers in the United States experience higher rates of serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace than their native-born peers. Previous research has pointed to specific vulnerabilities among this population, including birthplace, age of the worker, language barriers, and education level, but little to no research has examined addressable risk factors, such as occupational risk perceptions, among this population. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the relationship between birthplace, number of years working in the United States, and occupational risk perceptions while controlling for age of the worker, language barriers, and education …
Occupational Risk Perceptions Among Foreign-Born Construction Workers In Central Florida, Matthew Edison Law
Occupational Risk Perceptions Among Foreign-Born Construction Workers In Central Florida, Matthew Edison Law
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Hispanic and Latino foreign-born construction workers in the United States experience higher rates of serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace than their native-born peers. Previous research has pointed to specific vulnerabilities among this population, including birthplace, age of the worker, language barriers, and education level, but little to no research has examined addressable risk factors, such as occupational risk perceptions, among this population. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the relationship between birthplace, number of years working in the United States, and occupational risk perceptions while controlling for age of the worker, language barriers, and education …
Sustainable Building Certification In Healthcare And Patient Satisfaction, Brian Jay Goehner
Sustainable Building Certification In Healthcare And Patient Satisfaction, Brian Jay Goehner
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Eco-friendly healthcare delivery concepts are becoming more accepted as hospital leaders seek to control energy costs, mitigate contributions to climate change, and preserve scarce resources. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) offers healthcare leaders a framework for designing and constructing sustainable facilities that meet efficiency goals. The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to build an understanding of whether LEED certification influences Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) ratings. Using complex systems theory as the framework, the research questions were focused on exploring if higher levels of LEED certification led to greater HCAHPS overall hospital …