Linda Forst
Biographic Data
| ID | 6067350 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Forst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Forst |
| SIGNATURE | FORST L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4966-1929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Immigrant workers in the meat industry during Covid-19
The meat industry showcases the precarity of employment arrangements as part of broader global economic liberalization. In many countries, its workforce consists mostly of precariously employed immigrant and resident foreign-born workers. Categorized as “essential workers”, they worked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, while facing high infection risk. Using case-studies in three country contexts – Illinois/USA, the Netherlands, and North Rhine-W…
Occupational Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Indigenous Populations in the United States
Objectives. To characterize occupational determinants of health and well-being for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) populations in the United States using a nationally representative data set. Methods. We conducted a descriptive analysis and multivariable logistic regression using National Health Interview Survey data (2020–2022) to compare demographic and work characteristics across 3 groups of AIAN individuals: non-Hispanic (n = 558), Hispa…
Covid-19 vaccination requirements, encouragement and hesitancy among non-health care, non-congregate workers in Chicago
Many WEVax respondents reported high COVID-19 vaccine coverage among employees. Vaccine requirement, verification and addressing vaccine mistrust may have more potential to improve coverage among working-age Chicagoans than increasing convenience of vaccination. Vaccine promotion strategies among non-health care workers should target low-coverage businesses and assess motivators in addition to barriers among workers and businesses
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
Building Leadership Through Partnerships:Using Concept Mapping to Develop Community Capacity to Address Gender-Based Violence Alisa J. Velonis, MPH, PhD, Erin Howes, MPH, Karla Altmayer, JD, Sheerine Alemzadeh, JD, Linda Forst, MD, MPH, and Jeni Hebert-Beirne, MPH, PhD What is The Purpose of This Study/Review? • Our study describes an academic–community partnership formed to help the leaders of a community-based organization (CBO) identify the cr…
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
This research ensures that the GBV leadership training program is grounded in community-generated evidence. The process of undertaking this research was at least as useful in the development of the leadership of the program as the results themselves
A day in the life
The craft sector employs 305 million people worldwide, primarily women, rural and home-based workers. Home-based weavers, an understudied workforce, are subject to a range of hazards and adverse health effects related to their weaving work and domestic responsibilities (e.g., housework, farm work, childcare, eldercare). The Mapuche represent Chile’s largest Indigenous group with about 20 percent residing in the Araucanía region, where agriculture…
Comparison of State Hospital Visits With Housing and Urban Development Estimates of Homeless
Objectives. To assess the value of hospital records in augmenting information on homelessness counts at a state level. Methods. We used data from the Illinois Hospital Discharge Database (2011–2018) to identify outpatients and inpatients identified as affected by homelessness. We used probabilistic linkage methodology to estimate unique individuals rather than visits and compared them with US Department of Housing and Urban Development annual est…
Spatial Clustering of Occupational Injuries in Communities
Objectives. Using the social-ecological model, we hypothesized that the home residences of injured workers would be clustered predictably and geographically. Methods. We linked health care and publicly available datasets by home zip code for traumatically injured workers in Illinois from 2000 to 2009. We calculated numbers and rates of injuries, determined the spatial relationships, and developed 3 models. Results. Among the 23 200 occupational i…
Adoption of Safety Eyewear Among Citrus Harvesters in Rural Florida
Preventing Eye Injuries Among Citrus Harvesters
Objectives. Although eye injuries are common among citrus harvesters, the proportion of workers using protective eyewear has been negligible. We focused on adoption of worker-tested safety glasses with and without the presence and activities of trained peer-worker role models on harvesting crews. Methods. Observation of 13 citrus harvesting crews established baseline use of safety eyewear. Nine crews subsequently were assigned a peer worker to mo…
Spatial Clustering of Occupational Injuries in Communities
Objectives. Using the social-ecological model, we hypothesized that the home residences of injured workers would be clustered predictably and geographically. Methods. We linked health care and publicly available datasets by home zip code for traumatically injured workers in Illinois from 2000 to 2009. We calculated numbers and rates of injuries, determined the spatial relationships, and developed 3 models. Results. Among the 23 200 occupational i…
Preventing Eye Injuries Among Citrus Harvesters
Objectives. Although eye injuries are common among citrus harvesters, the proportion of workers using protective eyewear has been negligible. We focused on adoption of worker-tested safety glasses with and without the presence and activities of trained peer-worker role models on harvesting crews. Methods. Observation of 13 citrus harvesting crews established baseline use of safety eyewear. Nine crews subsequently were assigned a peer worker to mo…
Adoption of Safety Eyewear Among Citrus Harvesters in Rural Florida
Preventing Eye Injuries Among Citrus Harvesters
Objectives. Although eye injuries are common among citrus harvesters, the proportion of workers using protective eyewear has been negligible. We focused on adoption of worker-tested safety glasses with and without the presence and activities of trained peer-worker role models on harvesting crews. Methods. Observation of 13 citrus harvesting crews established baseline use of safety eyewear. Nine crews subsequently were assigned a peer worker to mo…
Spatial Clustering of Occupational Injuries in Communities
Objectives. Using the social-ecological model, we hypothesized that the home residences of injured workers would be clustered predictably and geographically. Methods. We linked health care and publicly available datasets by home zip code for traumatically injured workers in Illinois from 2000 to 2009. We calculated numbers and rates of injuries, determined the spatial relationships, and developed 3 models. Results. Among the 23 200 occupational i…
Comparison of State Hospital Visits With Housing and Urban Development Estimates of Homeless
Objectives. To assess the value of hospital records in augmenting information on homelessness counts at a state level. Methods. We used data from the Illinois Hospital Discharge Database (2011–2018) to identify outpatients and inpatients identified as affected by homelessness. We used probabilistic linkage methodology to estimate unique individuals rather than visits and compared them with US Department of Housing and Urban Development annual est…
A day in the life
The craft sector employs 305 million people worldwide, primarily women, rural and home-based workers. Home-based weavers, an understudied workforce, are subject to a range of hazards and adverse health effects related to their weaving work and domestic responsibilities (e.g., housework, farm work, childcare, eldercare). The Mapuche represent Chile’s largest Indigenous group with about 20 percent residing in the Araucanía region, where agriculture…
Covid-19 vaccination requirements, encouragement and hesitancy among non-health care, non-congregate workers in Chicago
Many WEVax respondents reported high COVID-19 vaccine coverage among employees. Vaccine requirement, verification and addressing vaccine mistrust may have more potential to improve coverage among working-age Chicagoans than increasing convenience of vaccination. Vaccine promotion strategies among non-health care workers should target low-coverage businesses and assess motivators in addition to barriers among workers and businesses
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
Building Leadership Through Partnerships:Using Concept Mapping to Develop Community Capacity to Address Gender-Based Violence Alisa J. Velonis, MPH, PhD, Erin Howes, MPH, Karla Altmayer, JD, Sheerine Alemzadeh, JD, Linda Forst, MD, MPH, and Jeni Hebert-Beirne, MPH, PhD What is The Purpose of This Study/Review? • Our study describes an academic–community partnership formed to help the leaders of a community-based organization (CBO) identify the cr…
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
This research ensures that the GBV leadership training program is grounded in community-generated evidence. The process of undertaking this research was at least as useful in the development of the leadership of the program as the results themselves
Immigrant workers in the meat industry during Covid-19
The meat industry showcases the precarity of employment arrangements as part of broader global economic liberalization. In many countries, its workforce consists mostly of precariously employed immigrant and resident foreign-born workers. Categorized as “essential workers”, they worked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, while facing high infection risk. Using case-studies in three country contexts – Illinois/USA, the Netherlands, and North Rhine-W…
Occupational Determinants of Health and Well-Being for Indigenous Populations in the United States
Objectives. To characterize occupational determinants of health and well-being for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) populations in the United States using a nationally representative data set. Methods. We conducted a descriptive analysis and multivariable logistic regression using National Health Interview Survey data (2020–2022) to compare demographic and work characteristics across 3 groups of AIAN individuals: non-Hispanic (n = 558), Hispa…
Environmental health (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works)