Action mapping: using participatory action research to develop a community-level theory of change to address precarious employment in Greater Lawndale.

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• Personal Author:
  Beruman T ; Castañeda Y ; Chrusfield M ; Conroy L ; Grant A ; Hebert-Beirne J ; Holloway A ; Pratap P ; Rospenda K ; Velonis A ; Zoheri S
• Description:
  The use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches in developing public health interventions have been widely described. Yet there is a lack of sufficient description about effective processes by which researchers and community partners translate the findings into action. The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work (GLHW) project is a CBPR study that examines work as a structural determinant of health at the community level. The Greater Lawndale area is a predominantly Black and Latinx community in which the residents experience high socio-economic hardship, and opportunities are limited such that they are often engaged in "precarious work" - work that is unpredictable, unsafe, and exploitive in nature. Action mapping is a multi-step, iterative process embedded in the principles of participatory action research, the socio-ecological model, and systems thinking. Steps included gathering data through a community health assessment to identify focus areas of strongest need; developing a shared understanding of the findings by conducting root cause mapping to name the multi-level causes of each focus area; brainstorming strategies targeting stakeholders across socio-ecological levels; and building a road map towards a shared vision of change. Researchers and community partners engaged in collaborative training and a series of meetings over a period of 15 months culminating in the development of a GLHW Theory of Change (ToC). This approach demonstrates that action mapping and a community-level ToC can help build consensus on the outcomes of community-based research and provide a comprehensive roadmap for the selection and implementation of interventions with continued input from the community. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Disparities/Inequities; Participatory Research Community Health; Occupational Health Disparities; Partnership; Occupational Hazards; Socioeconomics; Intervention Effectiveness; Public Health;
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065713
• Citation:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence. APHA 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 24-28, 2020, virtual event. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2020 Oct; :478790
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence. APHA 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 24-28, 2020, virtual event
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:add6979f6eff3ab95ec5d0a9c2d70f33ec1fb4a458d324689bdf0638b035265cb015b2ca0ea59bd7e1dde314985dfaab95bb1fde531651a111878e936e8b9663
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248545/cdc_248545_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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