ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
Step on it! Impact of a workplace New York City taxi driver health intervention to increase necessary health care access.
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- Cardiovascular health status of taxi/for-hire vehicle drivers in the United States: A systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Pooled it
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- The Association of Untreated Mental Health Problems with Alcohol and Tobacco use Among New York City Taxi Drivers.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Food insecurity among New York City taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2023Article
- Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on Adapting a Community Health Worker Model to Facilitate Lung Cancer Screening for Chinese For-Hire Vehicle Drivers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Health Insurance and Primary Care Access for Taxi/FHV Drivers in New York City: Trends from 2015-2018.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2022Article
- Taxi drivers and modifiable health behaviors: Is stress associated?Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Predictors of Health Insurance, Life Insurance, and Retirement Savings Among NYC's Immigrant Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Drivers.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Lurking in plain sight: Hypertension awareness and treatment among New York City taxi/for-hire vehicle drivers.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Article
- Individual, business-related, and work environment factors associated with driving tired among taxi drivers in two metropolitan U.S. cities.Journal of safety research · 2019Article
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- Taxi Drivers: A Target Population for the Prevention of Transmissible Disease?Journal of community health · 2016Article
- New York City Taxi Drivers' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Affordable Care Act.Journal of community health · 2015Article
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objectivesWe describe the impact of the Step On It! intervention to link taxi drivers, particularly South Asians, to health insurance enrollment and navigate them into care when necessary.
methodsStep On It! was a worksite initiative held for 5 consecutive days from September 28 to October 2, 2011, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Data collected included sociodemographics, employment, health care access and use, height, weight, blood pressure, and random plasma glucose. Participants were given their results, counseled by a medical professional, and invited to participate in free workshops provided by partner organizations.
resultsOf the 466 drivers participated, 52% were uninsured, and 49% did not have a primary care provider. Of 384 drivers who had blood pressure, glucose, or both measured, 242 (63%) required urgent or regular follow-up. Of the 77 (32%) requiring urgent follow-up, 50 (65%) sought medical care at least once, of whom 13 (26%) received a new diagnosis. Of the 165 (68%) requiring regular follow-up, 68 (41%) sought medical care at least once, of whom 5 (7%) received a new diagnosis.
conclusionsThis study provides encouraging results about the potential impact of an easy-to-deliver, easily scalable workplace intervention with a large, vulnerable population.
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