Community health promotion to support corrections workplace health: a mixed methods needs assessment.

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• Personal Author:
  Ahmad O ; Barnidge E ; Bixler E ; Jaegers L ; Kelly P ; Matthieu M ; Scheetz G
• Description:
  Corrections officers (COs) are an underserved population of public safety workers who experience high rates of depression, obesity and heart disease. The National Institute for Occupational Safety Health supports the use of an integrated workplace and community strategy called Total Worker HealthTM (TWH) for protecting worker safety and promoting well-being. The purpose of this study was to use a TWH approach to identify evidence-based health solutions to address corrections officers' mental and physical health needs with guidance from participatory teams. Methods: In 2015, we formed community based participatory (CBPR) teams at two rural and one urban jail in the Midwest U.S. to represent multiple levels of corrections officers in the selection of survey and focus group questions. Survey items included descriptives (e.g. age, gender, body mass index (BMI), years of service) and existing survey questions categorized into levels within the social ecological model to inform focus group questions. Results: Of the 328 COs who completed surveys, 84% were urban, 53% were female, 64% scored in the obese BMI category, and 80% worked in the jail for more than 2 years. The primary workplace health needs identified by focus group participants (N=40) and the CBPR teams included policy at jail and city/county levels, workplace culture and communication, safety and training for new hires, and local health resources (e.g. food access and fitness centers). Conclusions: A participatory needs assessment identified key workplace and community solutions to support COs mental and physical health needs. Further study is needed expand upon these findings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Correctional Facilities Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Community-Based Research; CBPR; Occupational Health And Safety Correctional Facilities; TWH; Total Worker Health; Mental Health; Obesity; Worker Safety; Community Health;
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Iowa ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065912
• Citation:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health: APHA 144th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 29 - November 2, 2016, Denver, Colorado. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2016 Oct; :369205
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health: APHA 144th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 29 - November 2, 2016, Denver, Colorado
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2250025bb5a9a81ab021d7a0697c575b6cdfd62e2630ea961aaf4bf20f51945b10a3a7cf66e58be456c1e18f7caedd621437f8e284bbf5e146b24f4f67af1958
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248806/cdc_248806_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 87.66 KB ]