About this trial
The goal for this multidisciplinary randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to actively and meaningfully engage outdoor workers (can include agricultural workers, construction workers, landscaping, wildland firefighters, fire cleanup crews, etc.) and community members in describing the impact of climate change on their lives and working conditions in San Joaquin Valley, Kings County, and Monterey County. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study arms: (1) the Intervention Group, which will receive bilingual (Spanish and English) Cal/OSHA educational materials and engage in the Our Voice participatory action research (photovoice) method using a bilingual (Spanish and English) mobile application, or (2) the Control Group, which will only receive bilingual (Spanish and English) Cal/OSHA educational materials. Core outcomes will be measured identically across both groups to allow direct comparison of the two approaches. Using the "Our Voice participatory action research method" and Cal/OSHA educational materials, the investigators will learn about participants' attitudes, behaviors, and actions in response to changing climate in the counties and evaluate whether the education and photovoice approach is more impactful than traditional didactic Cal/Osha education only.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Participants must be 18 years or older.
Participants must be connected to the San Joaquin Valley, Monterey County, or Kings County as either an outdoor worker or community member.
Participants must have the capacity to verbally consent in English or Spanish
Participants must have the ability to walk or otherwise move around their community using the Discovery Tool.
Disqualifiers
Inability to consent to the study.
Unable to navigate the Discovery Tool with reasonable technical guidance from the research team.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Receive education on heat and air quality health risks
- Participate in Photovoice and climate health risk education