The safety and health improvement: enhancing law enforcement departments study: feasibility and findings.
This randomized prospective trial aimed to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a team-based worksite health and safety intervention for law enforcement personnel. Four-hundred and eight subjects were enrolled and half were randomized to meet for weekly, peer-led sessions delivered from a scripted team-based health and safety curriculum. Curriculum addressed: exercise, nutrition, stress, sleep, body weight, injury, and other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as smoking and heavy alcohol use. Health and safety questionnaires administered before and after the intervention found significant improvements for increased fruit and vegetable consumption, overall healthy eating, increased sleep quantity and sleep quality, and reduced personal stress.
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Kerry S
KS
Kuehl
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Diane L
DL
Elliot
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Linn
L
Goldberg
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University , Tempe, AZ , USA.
David P
DP
MacKinnon
Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, Washington State University Spokane , Spokane, WA , USA.
Bryan J
BJ
Vila
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Jennifer
J
Smith
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University , Tempe, AZ , USA.
Milica
M
Miočević
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University , Tempe, AZ , USA.
Holly P
HP
O'Rourke
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University , Tempe, AZ , USA.
Matthew J
MJ
Valente
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Carol
C
DeFrancesco
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Adriana
A
Sleigh
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, OR , USA.
Wendy
W
McGinnis
health promotion; law enforcement; occupational health; safety; team-based