title: Step on it! Impact of a workplace New York City taxi driver health intervention to increase necessary health care access.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe the impact of the Step On It! intervention to link taxi drivers, particularly South Asians, to health insurance enrollment and navigate them into care when necessary.
  
  
  METHODS
  Step On It! was a worksite initiative held for 5 consecutive days from September 28 to October 2, 2011, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Data collected included sociodemographics, employment, health care access and use, height, weight, blood pressure, and random plasma glucose. Participants were given their results, counseled by a medical professional, and invited to participate in free workshops provided by partner organizations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 466 drivers participated, 52% were uninsured, and 49% did not have a primary care provider. Of 384 drivers who had blood pressure, glucose, or both measured, 242 (63%) required urgent or regular follow-up. Of the 77 (32%) requiring urgent follow-up, 50 (65%) sought medical care at least once, of whom 13 (26%) received a new diagnosis. Of the 165 (68%) requiring regular follow-up, 68 (41%) sought medical care at least once, of whom 5 (7%) received a new diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides encouraging results about the potential impact of an easy-to-deliver, easily scalable workplace intervention with a large, vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Francesca Gany and Jennifer Leng are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Medicine, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, and the Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York. Sehrish Bari and Pavan Gill are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Rebecca Loeb is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gany
authors.forename: Sehrish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bari
authors.forename: Pavan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D016272:Occupational Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose