TABLE 2.
Focus group themes
| Key themes | Exposure/intervention level |
|---|---|
| 1. Creating a healthier culture at DOC (both physical and mental health) | Organizational |
| 2. Addressing the need to adhere to norms of a masculine culture (display strength/control, suppress emotions) | Organizational |
| 3. Addressing the challenge of living in two different worlds (in and outside of prison) and managing two personas | Organizational |
| 4. Reducing impact of work on family relationships and improving family support | Organizational |
| 5. Reducing work stress and addressing work exposure to trauma and PTSD | Organizational |
| 6. Promoting the positive value of the job (not only focusing on the negative) to improve self-worth and esteem by others | Organizational |
| 7. Improving health literacy and self-efficacy (both physical and mental health) | Individual |
| 8. Increasing self-care behaviors (both physical and mental health) and decreasing risky behaviors | Individual |
| 9. Improving sleep (quantity and quality) | Individual |
| 10. Reducing obesity and addressing the desire to have a strong, fit, healthy physique | Individual |
| 11. Prioritizing health over money (i.e., work less overtime) | Individual |
| 12. Prioritizing health today (i.e., not delaying until retirement) | Individual |