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Community Resident Perceptions of and Experiences with Precarious Work at the Neighborhood Level: The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work ProjectRead the article online here. Hebert-Beirne, J., Felner, J. K., Berumen, T., Gonzalez, S., Chrusfield, M. M., Pratap, P., & Conroy, L. M. (2021). Community Resident Perceptions of and Experiences with Precarious Work at the Neighborhood Level: The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111101
Demystifying How Academic-Community Partnerships Use Reflexivity and Praxis to Promote Participatory Research Principles of Equity and Justice.Read the article online here.Hebert-Beirne, J., Gonzalez, S., Chrusfield, M., Holloway, A., Lopez, J.P., Castañeda, D. (2023). Demystifying How Academic-Community Partnerships Use Reflexivity and Praxis to Promote Participatory Research Principles of Equity and Justice. In: Anderson, E.E. (eds) Ethical Issues in Community and Patient Stakeholder–Engaged Health Research. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 146. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40379-8_5
Development of the Healthy Work Collaborative: Findings From an Action Research Study to Inform a Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Capacity-Building Initiative Addressing Precarious EmploymentRead the article online here. Welter, C., Jarpe-Ratner, E., Bonney, T., Pinsker, E. C., Fisher, E., Yankelev, A., . . . Zanoni, J. (2020). Development of the Healthy Work Collaborative: Findings from an Action Research Study to Inform a Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Capacity-Building Initiative Addressing Precarious Employment. Health Promotion Practice. doi:10.1177/1524839920953116
Employment precarity and increased risk of hazardous occupational exposures among residents of high socioeconomic hardship neighborhoods.Read the article online here.Bonney, T., Rospenda, K. M., Forst, L., Conroy, L. M., Castañeda, D., Avelar, S., … & Hebert-Beirne, J. (2022). Employment precarity and increased risk of hazardous occupational exposures among residents of high socioeconomic hardship neighborhoods. Annals of work exposures and health, 66(9), 1122-1135.
Evaluation Results From the Healthy Work Collaborative: A Cross-Sectoral Capacity Building Partnership to Address Precarious EmploymentRead the article online here.Welter, C., Jarpe-Ratner, E., Bonney, T., Pinsker, E., Fisher, E., Deb, N., Yankelev, A., Kapadia, D., Love, M., & Zanoni, J. (2022). Evaluation Results From the Healthy Work Collaborative: A Cross-Sectoral Capacity Building Partnership to Address Precarious Employment. Health Promotion Practice, 152483992110690. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399211069099
Health and Safety Issues for Workers in Nonstandard EmploymentRead the article online here. Ahonen, E.Q.; Baron, S.L.; Brosseau, L.M.; Vives, A. Health and Safety Issues for Workers in Nonstandard Employment. Oxford Research Encyclopedias. 2018.
Impact of precarious work on neighborhood health: Concept mapping by a community/academic partnership. Read the article online here.Velonis, A. J., Hebert‐Beirne, J., Conroy, L. M., Hernandez, M., Castaneda, D., & Forst, L. Impact of precarious work on neighborhood health: Concept mapping by a community/academic partnership. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2019, doi: 10.1002/ajim.23055
The Importance of Human-centered Design in Equitable Health Promotion InitiativesRead the article online here.Sherman, B. W., Stiehl, E., Gupta, R., & Pratap, P. L. (2024). The Importance of Human-centered Design in Equitable Health Promotion Initiatives. American Journal of Public Health, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171241232057f
Leveraging Key Informant Interviews to Inform Intervention Development: The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work Project.Read the article online here.Grant A.K., Felner J.K., Castañeda Y., Pratap P., Hebert-Beirne J. Leveraging Key Informant Interviews to Inform Intervention Development: The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work Project. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 2023;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/2752535X231196395
Methodological Insights About Photovoice as a Pedagogical Tool From Implementation With Graduate Students as Co-Researcher-ParticipantsRead the article online here.Kersten, M., Avelar, S., Montgomery, A., Castañeda, D., & Hebert-Beirne, J. (2024). Methodological insights about photovoice as a pedagogical tool from implementation with graduate students as Co-Researcher-Participants. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. https://doi.org/10.1177/23733799241287205
Occupational Safety and Health Equity Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping ReviewRead the article online here.Fisher, E., Flynn, M. A., Pratap, P., & Vietas, J. A. (2023). Occupational Safety and health Equity Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(13), 6221. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136221
Research Methodologies for Total Worker Health®: Proceedings From a WorkshopRead the article online here.Tamers, L.S; Goetzel, R; Kelly, K.. Luckhaupt, S.; Nigam, J.; Pronk, N.; Rohlman, D.; Baron, S.; Brosseau, L.; Sorensen, G.; et. al. Research Methodologies for Total Worker Health®: Proceedings From a Workshop. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2018, 60, 968-978.
Role of technical assistance in U.S. labor and health sector collaboration to address precarious workRead the article online here.Bonney, T., Welter, C., Jarpe-Ratner, E., Velonis, A., Conroy, L. Role of technical assistance in U.S. labor and health sector collaboration to address precarious work, Health Promotion International, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa124
Support Decent Work for All as a Public Health Goal in the United StatesClick here to read the policy statement.Pratap P, Sokas R, Landsbergis P, Lewis N, Porter N, Gascon L, et al. Support Decent Work for All as a Public Health Goal in the United States. American Public Health Association policy document 20223, approved November 7, 2022.
Total Worker HealthFor more details click here. Hudson, H. L., Nigam, J. a. S., & Sauter, S. L. (2019). Total Worker Health. American Psychological Association (APA).
Understanding the Role of Academic Partners as Technical Assistance Providers: Results from an Exploratory Study to Address Precarious WorkRead the article online here.Bonney, T.; Welter, C.; Jarpe-Ratner, E.; Conroy, L.M. Understanding the Role of Academic Partners as Technical Assistance Providers: Results from an Exploratory Study to Address Precarious Work. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3903.
Unique Barriers to Workplace Health Promotion Programs by Wage Category: A Qualitative Assessment of Secondary DataRead the article online here.Stiehl, E., Bales, S., Jenkins, K. R., & Sherman, B. (2022). Unique Barriers to Workplace Health Promotion Programs by Wage Category: A Qualitative Assessment of Secondary data. American Journal of Health Promotion, 36(5), 843–852. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171211069546
Why Don't Employees Participate in Well-being Programs? A Research-Informed Systems-Based ModelRead the article online here.Sherman, B. W., Stiehl, E., Wator, C., & Pratap, P. L. (2024). Why Don’t Employees Participate in Well-being Programs? A Research-Informed Systems-Based Model. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 66(2), 156. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003012
Work as a social determinant of health; a landscape assessment of employers in two historically disinvested urban communitiesRead the article online here.Forst, L, Grant, A, Hebert‐Beirne, J. Work as a social determinant of health; a landscape assessment of employers in two historically disinvested urban communities. Am J Ind Med. 2020; 1‐ 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23174