title: Participatory action research in corrections: The HITEC 2 program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  HITEC 2 (Health Improvement through Employee Control 2) is the follow-up to HITEC, a participatory action research (PAR) program that integrates health and work conditions interventions designed by the workforce. HITEC 2 compares intervention programs between two correctional sites, one using a pure workforce level design team and the other using a more structured and time delineated labor-management kaizen effectiveness team.
  
  
  METHODS
  HITEC 2 utilizes a seven step participatory Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard (IDEAS) for planning interventions. Consistent with PAR, process and intervention efficacy measures are developed and administered through workforce representation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participation levels, robustness of participatory structures and sophistication of interventions have increased at each measured interval. Health comparisons between 2008 and 2013 showed increased hypertension, static weight maintenance, and increased 'readiness to change'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PAR approaches are robust and sustained. Their long-term effectiveness in this population is not yet clear.
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA. Electronic address: cherniack@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cherniack
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA. Electronic address: jdussetschleger@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dussetschleger
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA. Electronic address: adugan@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dugan
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA. Electronic address: dfarr@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farr
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA. Electronic address: namazi@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namazi
authors.affiliation: Ergonomics Technology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-2017, Farmington, CT 06030-2017, USA. Electronic address: elghaziri@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Mazen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Ghaziri
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA. Electronic address: robert.henning@uconn.edu.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Henning
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D011330:Prisons; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: IDEAS; Participatory action research; Worksite health promotion