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Invisible Threat: Are you safe at work? An Intervention-Pevention Curriculum at a Health Science Center: Louisiana state University Health Science Center - Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) School of Allied Health Professions

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 11:34 AM - 11:50 AM

Jill Rush-Kolodzey, MD, DrPH , School of Allied Health Professions, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Sue Johnson, RN , School of Allied Health Professions, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71130, LA
Anne Mack, MPH Student , MPH Program, LSUHSC-Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions, Shreveport, LA
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Addressing workplace violence on an academic health center campus requires a focused educational program to increase awareness and strengthen prevention. A recent employee quality assurance survey at LSUHSC-S indicated that 17% of respondents had been a victim of workplace violence and that greater than 70% did not recognize actions considered to be components of workplace violence.  Further, respondents were unclear regarding high-risk locations on the campus and greater than 77% were unaware that healthcare workers have an increased risk for exposure to workplace violence. 

Goal:  Develop and implement an employee education program that increases awareness and reduces the risk of workplace violence at a health science center.

Method:  A pre-intervention survey was developed and given to health science center employees prior to participating in an interactive workplace violence education and prevention curriculum. Upon completion of the one-hour interactive curriculum, participants completed a follow-up survey.  The process was repeated with a sub-set of health care workers who were not employees of the health science center.

Results:  Comparison of pre-post intervention data from campus resondents indicated that the interactive workplace curriculum significantly increased their understanding of workplace violence and provided valuable information on prevention.  Further, comparison of data between employees within and outside of the health science center indicated comparable results with greater than 96% requesting continued awareness and prevention efforts.

Learning Areas:

Occupational health and safety
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Identify employee scope of knowledge related to workplace violence. Design an interactive education and prevention curriculum about workplace violence. Compare data from health science center employees to data from health care employees outside of the campus. Assess the need for further violence education and prevention programs for health care employees.

Keyword(s): Workplace, Violence & Injury Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Hold a Doctorate of Medicine and a Doctorate of Public Health. Currently am a Principle Investigator for the Department of Justice Violence Against Women - Campus Grant. Current Position: Assistant Dean of Research and Director of the Master in Public Health Program. I have previously given lectures on the local and state level for programs relating to Sexual assault and Violence Prevention.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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