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Objective:

To develop a team-based Total Worker Health™(injury prevention+ health promotion) intervention for home care workers and estimate intervention effects on workers' well-being and health and safety behaviors.

Methods:

Home care workers (n= 16) met monthly in teams for education and social support using a scripted, peer-led approach. Meeting process measures and pre-/postintervention outcome measures were collected.

Results:

Knowledge gains averaged 18.7%(standard deviation= 0.04), and 62.0%(standard deviation= 0.13) of participants reported making safety or health changes between meetings. Workers' well-being improved significantly (life satisfaction, d= 0.65, P< 0.05; negative affect, d= 0.64, P< 0.05), and the majority of other safety and health outcomes changed in expected directions.

Conclusions:

COMPASS is a feasible intervention model for simultaneously preventing injuries and …