Examining the Physical, Mental, and Social Health Outcomes Among Commercial Fishers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Guillot-Wright SP
• Description:
  The K01 award has been instrumental in our work with waterfront workers and policymaking communities. Outcomes include not only the interviews we conducted with shrimpers and decision-makers, but the ability to observe and interact with fishing communities throughout Texas for nearly three years. During the ethnographic work, we were able to implement community programming to benefit the shrimpers, such as free medical clinics and community health workers. Although this work is above and beyond the goals of our ethnography, it would not have been possible to accomplish without the dedicated time the project afforded me. My systematic review (Aim 1) helped me establish a baseline for what non-medical drivers of health needs were and were not being met through existing research and gave me the necessary foundation for developing interview questions and research protocols. Our interviews with participants (Aim 2) and the addition of photovoice (Aim 2), alongside participant observation (Aim 2) revealed a need for greater primary care access for Gulf Coast shrimpers, specifically Vietnamese refugees in southeast TX. We were able to leverage our findings to apply for three other successful grants and contracts through NIOSH of which I was/am PI, which were instrumental in the development and implementation of mobile clinics (U54) and community health workers (U01) for shrimpers, as well as examining the experiences of shrimper processors (contract). Finally, working alongside decision-makers (Aim 3), including but not limited to dock managers, boat captains, food justice advocates, and policymakers, has moved this work from theoretical to practical (i.e., research-to-policy/ practice). NOTE: This research is continued with Grant-Number-K01-OH-012797 under PI Dr. Shannon Guillot-Wright. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Hunting Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Community Health Fishing Industry Health Services Marine Workers Mental Health Policy Systematic Reviews
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069932
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, K01-OH-012107, 2024 Jun; :1-10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20210901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2715d1f5c0c0283c58628821a8b6d9ff4aec138531bdfdc1ef869bcb0e5720edc13464b489375e1da4d5ad20093b1f060feab807afe7029fd81394a93af9526b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219265/cdc_219265_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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