Building Community Capacity for Agricultural Injury Prevention in a Navajo Community

Helitzer, Deborah; Willging, Cathleen E.; Hathorn, Gary; Benally, Jeannie

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“…Importantly, the literature suggests that culturally acceptable models of dissemination and adult learning principles (CDSL, 2000) can be used to improve agricultural practices among a needy population. This methodology provides a model for other agricultural injury prevention experts to intervene in culturally discrete populations where mortality and morbidity are high and strategies for prevention have not been effective or have not been adequately studied (Helitzer et al, 2009a(Helitzer et al, , 2009b.…”

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Culturally Relevant Model Program to Prevent and Reduce Agricultural Injuries

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J. Agric. Safety and Health

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Culturally Relevant Model Program to Prevent and Reduce Agricultural Injuries

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“…For example, Helitzer et al (2009) noted the importance of perseverance in maintaining stakeholders’ interest and enthusiasm for mobilizing community action in an agricultural safety program among members of the Navajo Nation. Broader research on health promotion in community settings also highlights the role of perseverance, in addition to the need to coordinate efforts in mobilizing community action (Butterfoss 2006).…”

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“…Two studies in the United States and Australia (Helitzer et al 2009; Shannon et al 2001) report on the design and evaluation of general injury prevention community development projects in Aboriginal communities. These projects collected baseline injury data in the community, and designed and evaluated intervention activities.…”

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“…These projects collected baseline injury data in the community, and designed and evaluated intervention activities. The US study showed significant improvements in attitudes towards the targeted safety concerns, as well as improvements in knowledge, skills and confidence among stakeholders and increased community capacity to conduct and evaluate safety projects (Helitzer et al 2009). The Australian study found a statistically significant drop in average monthly injuries at a community medical clinic from 96 to 65 injuries following the introduction of community-generated interventions (Shannon et al 2001).…”

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Aboriginal Community-Centered Injury Surveillance: A Community-Based Participatory Process Evaluation

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While injuries are a leading health concern for Aboriginal populations, injury rates and types vary substantially across bands. The uniqueness of Aboriginal communities highlights the importance of collecting community-level injury surveillance data to assist with identifying local injury patterns, setting priorities for action and evaluating programs. Secwepemc First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada, implemented the Injury Surveillance Project using the Aboriginal Community-Centered Injury Surveillance System. This paper presents findings from a community-based participatory process evaluation of the Injury Surveillance Project. Qualitative data collection methods were informed by OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession) principles and included focus groups, interviews and document review. Results focused on lessons learned through the planning, implementation and management of the Injury Surveillance Project identifying lessons related to: project leadership and staff, training, project funding, initial project outcomes, and community readiness. Key findings included the central importance of a community-based and paced approach guided by OCAP principles, the key role of leadership and project champions, and the strongly collaborative relationships between the project communities. Findings may assist with successful implementation of community-based health surveillance in other settings and with other health issues and illustrate another path to self-determination for Aboriginal communities. The evaluation methods represent an example of a collaborative community-driven approach guided by OCAP principles necessary for work with Aboriginal communities.

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Community Collaborations for Farmworker Health in New York and Maine: Process Analysis of Two Successful Interventions

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). Reprints can be ordered at http://www. ajph.org by clicking on the ''Reprints/Eprints'' link.This brief was accepted June 9, 2009. ContributorsJ. Samples, S. Ventura, V. Sanchez, and N. Shadbeh provided expertise on farmworker communities in Oregon and helped develop research instruments, interpret data, and write the article. E. A. Bergstad analyzed and interpreted the data and contributed to article writing and editing. S. A. Farquhar facilitated development and implementation of research instruments and protocol, analyzed and interpreted data, and helped write the article. N. Shadbeh conceptualized the study and supervised all aspects of implementation and evaluation. AcknowledgmentsThis research was supported by a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grant R25-OH008334-01). This article's contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Human Participant ProtectionThe Portland State University institutional review board approved this study. 6. Farquhar S, Shadbeh N, Samples J, Ventura S, Goff N. Occupational conditions and well-being of indigenous farmworkers. Am J Public Health. 2008;98:1956-1959 7. Israel B, Schulz A, Parker E, Becker A. Review of community-based research: assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annu Rev Public Health. 1998;19:173-202 We conducted a process evaluation of 2 successful farmworker community-based participatory research intervention development projects (in Maine and New York State). Participant surveys measured satisfaction with the program process. We used qualitative methods to analyze free-text responses. Respondents indicated high satisfaction levels overall. The main concern was long-distance project coordination. Communitybased participatory research programs in which (1) Valley of New York, in collaboration with a farmworker service agency and a physician in each location. This initiative was jointly sponsored by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences; its goal was to establish community-based interventions that assisted populations that had traditionally suffered health disparities as a result of occupational or environmental conditions. The program model was based on hiring a local site coordinator, who then facilitated the recruitment and training of a local work team representing the agricultural community: farmworkers, farm owners, health care providers, and agricultural and community service agency representatives. ReferencesIn Maine, the coalition developed and successfully piloted an ergonomically enhanced blueberry-harvesting rake. In New York, the program targeted eye irritation caused by high levels of extremely fine dust present in the ''black dirt'' region, with an intervention consisting of eyewear, eyewash, and training. Both interventions were s...

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Building Community Capacity for Agricultural Injury Prevention in a Navajo Community

Cited by 9 publications

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Culturally Relevant Model Program to Prevent and Reduce Agricultural Injuries

Culturally Relevant Model Program to Prevent and Reduce Agricultural Injuries

Aboriginal Community-Centered Injury Surveillance: A Community-Based Participatory Process Evaluation

Community Collaborations for Farmworker Health in New York and Maine: Process Analysis of Two Successful Interventions

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