We developed a theoretical model to help clarify the major steps involved in an intervention effectiveness study. That model has been presented at a number of scientific meetings including the American Public Health Association, the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, and the biannual NORA meeting. A manuscript describing the model is being drafted. The team also developed a case study exercise for occupational health and safety professionals to demonstrate how an intervention might be adequately evaluated. We have collaborated with scientists at The Institute for Work and Health in Canada in developing an evaluation manual for occupational health and safety professionals .
Partnership is one of our main guiding principles.
We hope to leverage our resources through partnerships with outside agencies who are also interested in measuring intervention effectiveness. We welcome volunteers, comments, ideas, and encouragement. We believe IER benefits all who are concerned with the health and safety of workers. Provide an integrating framework for otherwise diverse OSH research activities. Articulate relationships between various types of intervention research.