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Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project.

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Solomon, FM; Linnan, LA; Wasilewski, Y; Lee, AM; Katz, ML; Yang, J
Published in: Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
December 2004

Researchers from the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project conducted an observational study in 10 North Carolina beauty salons to gain insight into naturally occurring conversations between cosmetologists and customers, and to assess features of the salon environment that might be used to inform the development of salon-based health promotion interventions. Results revealed that the social environment of a salon is a place where cosmetologists and customers talk openly about many subjects, including health. Information, advice, appraisal, humor, and empathy are typically shared in these health conversations. Several features of the physical environment of the salon may be mobilized to support health--access to healthy foods, snacks, and beverages; smoking restrictions; and availability of print or video materials, signs, or displays that include healthy messages. Implications for planning salon-based health promotion interventions--including the training of licensed cosmetologists to deliver health messages--are discussed in light of these findings.

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Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education

DOI

EISSN

1552-6127

ISSN

1090-1981

Publication Date

December 2004

Volume

31

Issue

6

Start / End Page

790 / 807

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Social Environment
  • Self Disclosure
  • Public Health
  • Observation
  • North Carolina
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
 

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Solomon, F. M., Linnan, L. A., Wasilewski, Y., Lee, A. M., Katz, M. L., & Yang, J. (2004). Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project. Health Education & Behavior : The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 31(6), 790–807. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198104264176
Solomon, Felicia M., Laura A. Linnan, Yvonne Wasilewski, Ann Marie Lee, Mira L. Katz, and Jingzhen Yang. “Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project.Health Education & Behavior : The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education 31, no. 6 (December 2004): 790–807. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198104264176.
Solomon FM, Linnan LA, Wasilewski Y, Lee AM, Katz ML, Yang J. Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education. 2004 Dec;31(6):790–807.
Solomon, Felicia M., et al. “Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project.Health Education & Behavior : The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education, vol. 31, no. 6, Dec. 2004, pp. 790–807. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1090198104264176.
Solomon FM, Linnan LA, Wasilewski Y, Lee AM, Katz ML, Yang J. Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education. 2004 Dec;31(6):790–807.
Journal cover image

Published In

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education

DOI

EISSN

1552-6127

ISSN

1090-1981

Publication Date

December 2004

Volume

31

Issue

6

Start / End Page

790 / 807

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Social Environment
  • Self Disclosure
  • Public Health
  • Observation
  • North Carolina
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion