We envision a world where nail salon workers and their families are healthy, safe, and thriving.
The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative is a statewide grassroots organization that addresses health, environmental, reproductive justice, and other social issues faced by its low-income, female, Vietnamese immigrant and refugee workforce.
Founded in 2005 by Asian Health Services, CHNSC emerged in direct response to an increasing concern of nail salon workers who exhibited serious health issues such as chronic asthma, skin rashes, and reproductive health issues.
Our Mission
Our mission is to mobilize the nail salon workforce to transform the health, safety, and working conditions of the nail salon industry to build a healthy, sustainable, and equitable community.
What We Do
Our Impact
$187,800
collected in rent relief for our members
4,537
people contacted via phone banking in 2023
320
PPE packages distributed to salons in 2023
287
members (nail salon aunties) statewide
Latest News
Reports
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!["Nail Files California" Report Cover.]()
March 2024
Nail Files California: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Their Industry
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!["Advancing Worker Health and Safety in the Nail and Hair Salon Communities" Report Cover]()
February 2024
Advancing Worker Health and Safety in the Nail and Hair Salon Communities: A 2022 Research Convening.
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!["Exposed" Report Cover.]()
March 2023
Exposed: Ingredients in Salon Products and Salon Worker Health and Safety
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!["Working Under COVID-19" Report Cover.]()
May 2022
Working Under Covid-19: Experiences of Nail Salon Workers in California, New York, Pennsylvania & New Jersey
