@article{ref1,
title="A profile of health risks among blue-collar workers",
journal="Journal of Occupational Medicine",
year="1992",
author="Gottlieb, N. H. and Weinstein, R. P. and Baun, W. B. and Bernacki, E. J.",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="61-68",
abstract="Despite national objectives for extending health promotion programs to blue-collar workers and to small work sites, baseline behavior information for planning such programs is lacking. This study seeks to describe the health risks and norms specific to a population of male, blue-collar gas pipeline workers in remote sites. These workers (n = 395) completed a health risk appraisal and a &quot;health gauge&quot; survey designed to measure nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use, participatory patterns in health-enhancing activities, group norms, and change efforts. Selected behaviors were similar to those of other Texas men (eg, smoking 27% versus 26%) although others were not (eg, smokeless tobacco 18% versus 8%). Multivariate analysis confirmed the relationship of friends' behavior patterns, risk-taking, and interpersonal experience to four lifestyle health behaviors. With 75% or more of workers expressing an interest in various programs, the findings suggest that programming for this population can be successful if tailored to current behaviors and the worksite culture.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-1736",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}