Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program: An Example of Community-Based Participatory Research

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bovbjerg V ; Jacobson K ; Kincl, Laurel ; Vaughan A
• Description:
  It all began with the funding announcement... 1) Dungeness crab fleet highest risk in the Pacific Northwest 2) Industry/worker participation 3) Gatekeepers for commercial fishermen: Oregon Sea Grant 4)W hat fishermen will tolerate/perceive benefit with: Marine Science Researchers; 5) Community researcher approach. Who are they? 15 community researchers (CRs). Interacted with the commercial fishing industry in various capacities: Wives/girlfriends/friends; Fish observer; Journalist; Marine Insurer; Fish/Wildlife researcher. Participation: In person meetings & monthly phone calls; Many emails and one-on-one phone calls; Mailings and convenience meetings along coast. Basic "job" description: complete training on human subjects' protocols, develop outreach/engagement strategies specific to research activities, collect primary data from fishermen, provide input on the project. Lessons learned: 1) Herding cats. 2) Amazing source of great ideas/reaction/feedback. 3) Amazing data collection/dedication to fishermen. 4) Community leadership development. 5) Ongoing collaboration. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Hunting Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Community Based Fishing Industry Health Promotion Information Dissemination Injuries Injury Prevention Marine Workers
• Publisher:
  Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062327
• Citation:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington. Seattle, WA: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH), 2019 Aug; :1-14
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20140901
• Source Full Name:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:04b243e922a4b5ae10a1410d3f7d9981d2a212f97be4bd2363c740bfe7efdd5905feecf420368ccc1478718bfad2a4d7aaa8d13c0993bcd3af0dfb7a830eac70
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225597/cdc_225597_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]