TABLE 1.
Federal and National Agency Activities Supporting Corrections Officer Health and Safety
| Agency | ||
|---|---|---|
| Federal | Year | Examples |
| National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) | 2009–2019 | Three strategic goals with 42 research and translation goals, to reduce occupational injuries and fatalities, illnesses and injuries, occupational stressors in corrections personnel.52 |
| National Institute of Corrections (NIC) | 2014 | Published a report describing occupational stressors in corrections organization54 and an annotated bibliography on corrections work health-related literature.55 |
| 2015 | Launched a virtual conference on corrections staff wellness. | |
| National Institutes of Justice (NIJ) | 2016 | A strategic plan mapping priority action plan objectives to support development, and promote strategies, policies, practices, and technologies that enhance the safety of criminal justice personnel; and study the unique safety concerns presented by correctional settings.40 |
| 2017 | Published a literature synthesis on correctional officer safety and wellness highlighting three distinct dangers confronting officers: work-related, institution-related, and psycho-social.3 | |
| National | ||
| American Correctional Association (ACA) | 2018 | Published a public correctional policy on employee wellness to raise awareness, promote well-being, and equip staff with tools to address work-related stress; and specified sharing practices and research with correctional partners.38 |
| Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) (currently known as Correctional Leader Association) | - | Staff Wellness Committee formed to improve the health and well-being of correctional professionals lives through health education and workplace health promotion activities that will support positive lifestyle changes.36 |
| American Jail Association (AJA) | 2015 | Resolution to support the protection of all detention and jail employees from abusive work environments.56 |
| Major County Sheriffs of America | 2019 | Seeking new collaborations to include CO health as one of the strategic priorities.57 |