Changing Health Practices Through Research to Practice Collaboration: The Farm Dinner Theater Experience

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• Personal Author:
  Claunch DT ; McCallum D ; Reed DB
• Description:
  Production agriculture ranks as one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States, with older producers suffering 3.5 times the fatalities compared with their younger counterparts. Previous interventions have not significantly improved the health or work behaviors of farmers. Through careful collaboration among academics and Cooperative Extension agents, we developed, tested, and expanded a unique educational experience, Farm Dinner Theater (FDT), for farmers aged 45 years and more and their families across three states (n = 8 communities, 573 participants). More than 50% of the participants made health or safety changes following the theater. Communities requested more theater events, noting the realism and applicability of the content and the engaging atmosphere for discussion. Participants remarked that the theater should be used across all age-groups. The FDT project created a community of "champions" that synergized the initial research project and fostered expansion and sustainability of the intervention. Process evaluation guided refinement of the theater intervention and built trust, respect, and further cooperative work among all collaborators. Members of the FDT partnership have received national recognition and funding to upscale the concept. The number of FDTs has expanded under local leadership. A toolkit that resulted from the project is available to the public and is constantly updated as more adopters contribute insight and scripts. This article describes the collaborative theater concept and demonstrates how sustained translation from research to practice can be accomplished through continued community engagement, collaboration, and outreach. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Community Health Services Family Farmers Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Arts Arts In Public Health Author Keywords: Agriculture Community Health Community Health Education Creative Arts Cross-sector Collaboration Families Family Health Behavior Health Promotion Intervention Partnership Public Health Safety Safety Education Theater

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• ISSN:
  1524-8399
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068108
• Citation:
  Health Promot Pract 2021 May; 22(1)(Suppl):122S-130S
• Contact Point Address:
  Deborah B. Reed, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Nursing, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
• Email:
  dbreed01@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20140901
• Source Full Name:
  Health Promotion Practice
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230325/cdc_230325_DS1.pdf
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