New Solutions
Volume 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 537-560

Evaluating goals in worker health protection using a participatory design and an evaluation checklist (Article)

Ahonen E.Q.* , Zanoni J. , Forst L. , Ochsner M. , Kimmel L. , Martino C. , Ringholm E. , Rodríguez E. , Kader A. , Sokas R.
  • a Social and Behavioral Sciences and Environmental Health Science Departments, Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, United States
  • b Division of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Illinois Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, United States
  • c UIC School of Public Health, United States
  • d Rutgers University, United States
  • e [Affiliation not available]
  • f Rutgers Occupational Training and Education Consortium (OTEC), United States
  • g Latino Union of Chicago, United States
  • h Latino Union of Chicago, United States
  • i Arise Chicago, United States
  • j Department of Human Science, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University., United States

Abstract

Spanish-speaking immigrant workers in construction are considered hard to reach and at high risk for work-related injury and fatality. This evaluation study describes the use of participatory methods and an evaluation checklist to consider a health and safety (H&S) training program for these workers. A previously developed training manual and model were disseminated to eight worker centers (WCs) through participatory research collaboration. It incorporated H&S training for workers while strengthening the role of WCs as sources for leadership development and worker empowerment. Design, delivery, reaction, application, and extension were assessed through individual interviews with participants, trained trainers, and center staff and through observation of training sessions and partner debriefs; pre-and post-training tests assessed participant learning. Results indicate moderate learning and application by participants and strong evidence for structural gains in and among WCs. We conclude that such partnerships and models are valuable tools for collaborating with hard-to-reach workers. © 2014, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.

Author Keywords

Participatory evaluation Day labor worker centers Construction Spanish-speaking Training

Index Keywords

Organizational Objectives human organization checklist Hispanic Americans qualitative research Humans migrant Hispanic male Emigrants and Immigrants female evaluation study questionnaire Questionnaires adult participatory research Community-Based Participatory Research occupational health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922016652&doi=10.2190%2fNS.23.4.b&partnerID=40&md5=8114e54d37dd2e4fa830b5b8300215ff
DOI: 10.2190/NS.23.4.b
ISSN: 10482911
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English