A pilot study of healthy living options at 16 truck stops across the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Birdsey J ; Chen G-X ; Hitchcock EM ; Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; Nakata A ; Robinson CF ; Sieber, W. Karl
• Description:
  Purpose: There is a growing body of evidence that the built environment influences diet and exercise and, as a consequence, community health status. Since long-haul truck drivers spend long periods of time at truck stops, it is important to know if this built environment includes resources that contribute to the emotional and physical well-being of drivers. Setting: The truck stop environment was defined as the truck stop itself, grocery stores, and medical clinics near the truck stop that could be accessed by a large truck or safely on foot. Design: Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed and utilized a checklist to record the availability of resources for personal hygiene and comfort, communication and mental stimulation, health care, safety, physical activity, and nutrition at truck stops. Subjects: The NIOSH checklist was used to collect data at a convenience sample of 16 truck stops throughout the United States along both high-flow and low-flow truck traffic routes. Measures: The checklist was completed by observation within and around the truck stops. Results: No truck stops offered exercise facilities, 94% lacked access to health care, 81% lacked a walking path, 50% lacked fresh fruit, and 37% lacked fresh vegetables in their restaurant or convenience store. Conclusion: The NIOSH found that most truck stops did not provide an overall healthy living environment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diet Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Truck Stop Exercise Health Promotion Health Services Mental Health Nutrition Obesity Physical Exercise Physical Fitness Truck Drivers
• ISSN:
  0890-1171
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048751
• Citation:
  Am J Health Promot 2018 Mar; 32(3):546-553
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer E. Lincoln, MS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Bldg H Rm 1907, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  axi5@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Health Promotion
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3076f604d2de05c090a3d104d7f7d06cbf30076ce39ed0bae6b3a4e10c916ddc34a10ea81495471ff4cfc48044e8bb2abb441dcb8815e411f56ce7d4978e69ee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203426/cdc_203426_DS1.pdf
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