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Leveraging Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/HF) for community impact: what have we learned about how to make a difference.

Hanna J Barton, Maurita T Harris, Courtney C Rogers, Karen Lange-Morales, Andrew Thatcher, Leah C Newman, Abigail R Wooldridge, Wendy A Rogers, Enid Montague, Nicole E Werner and 1 more

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Article in Ergonomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Hanna J BartonBerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0457-1153
Maurita T HarrisFaculty of Liberal Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada.
Courtney C RogersDepartment of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Karen Lange-MoralesSchool of Industrial Design - MIMAPRO Research Group, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Andrew ThatcherPsychology Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Leah C NewmanIndustrial Engineering Program, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, IL, USA.
Abigail R WooldridgeDepartment of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8914-1130
Wendy A RogersCollege of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0787-2130
Enid MontagueDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Nicole E WernerDepartment of Health & Wellness Design, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Rupa S ValdezDepartment of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Funding

Alzheimer's Family Connection: A Novel Online Community and Personalized Resource Connection for Rural ADRD CaregiversR43AG080849 · NIA · WHIPLASH TECHNOLOGY, INC. · PI ELLIOTT, CHRISTIAN, WERNER, NICOLE E · 2022 to 2022
$500k
Stretching their reach: Robotic support for domestic activities for older individuals with mobility limitationsR43AG072982 · NIA · HELLO ROBOT INC · PI EDSINGER, AARON, ROGERS, WENDY A · 2021 to 2021
$256k
NIA NIH HHS R43 AG072982NIA NIH HHS R43 AG080849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/HF) practitioners are increasingly engaged in projects meant to centre underserved communities and reduce inequities. The subdiscipline of E/HF that has emerged to explore the application of E/HF in this way is called community ergonomics. In this qualitative-descriptive study, we reflect on the progress made in the field of community ergonomics since its original conceptualisation in 1994. We present six E/HF case studies carried out in North America, South America, and Africa in a variety of community contexts to highlight the challenges of conducting community-based work. From those case studies, we synthesise six lessons learned that can be used to guide future community ergonomics projects. Finally, we provide methodological and epistemological recommendations for doing ethical community-based work, calling for E/HF practitioners to consider how their own ideologies are shaping their interactions with the communities they aim to serve.

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ErgonomicsAfricaHumansNorth AmericaQualitative ResearchSouth Americaco-designCommunity ergonomicsmacroergonomicsparticipatory ergonomics

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PMID39817733
PMCPMC12264029

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