Participatory action research in corrections: the HITEC 2 program

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• Personal Author:
  Cherniack, Martin G. ; Dugan A ; Dussetschleger J ; El Ghaziri M ; Farr D ; Henning R ; Namazi S
• Description:
  Background: HITEC 2 (Health Improvement through Employee Control 2) is the follow-up to HITEC, a participatory action research (PAR) program that integrates health and work conditions interventions designed by the workforce. HITEC 2 compares intervention programs between two correctional sites, one using a pure workforce level design team and the other using a more structured and time delineated labor-management kaizen effectiveness team. Methods: HITEC 2 utilizes a seven step participatory Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard (IDEAS) for planning interventions. Consistent with PAR, process and intervention efficacy measures are developed and administered through workforce representation. Results: Participation levels, robustness of participatory structures and sophistication of interventions have increased at each measured interval. Health comparisons between 2008 and 2013 showed increased hypertension, static weight maintenance, and increased 'readiness to change'. Conclusions: The PAR approaches are robust and sustained. Their long-term effectiveness in this population is not yet clear. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Correctional Facilities Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Participatory Action Research Correctional Facilities Health Promotion IDEAS Intervention Effectiveness Total Worker Health TWH Work Environment Work Organization Worksite Health Promotion
• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  169-180
• Volume:
  53
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048693
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2016 Mar; 53(Pt A):169-180
• Contact Point Address:
  Martin Cherniack, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA
• Email:
  cherniack@uchc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Part Number:
  A
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:30aea63ee3d8aee6fbce1197584313acc8ee70fcd5ebb3830a182fc65b5eedc33a04142d58c203be1014245faf869eee7717688ce324083ada4c054a8916c666
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203386/cdc_203386_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.23 MB ]