Document Type

Capstone Experience

Graduation Date

12-2021

Degree Name

Master of Public Health

Department

Health Promotion

First Committee Member

Athena Ramos

Second Committee Member

Brandon Grimm

Third Committee Member

Sheri Rowland

Abstract

Meatpacking refers to the slaughtering of livestock and processing and packaging it into meat and other byproducts. Meatpacking is a large industry employing thousands of workers from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds in Nebraska. These workers have experienced disparities in accessing occupational health services such as language barriers, fear of job loss, or deportation due to immigration status if these services were used. The purpose of this study was to investigate how trust in occupational health services varied among employees at a meatpacking plant in Nebraska by demographic characteristics, particularly by ethnicity, gender, and English language proficiency.

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