T1209- Effective implementation of behaviour change techniques to manage common health conditions in rail

T1209 - Effective implementation of behaviour change techniques to manage common health conditions in rail#.

This research aims to understand and change the influences within the rail work environment that contribute to unhealthy behaviours, to enable employees to make positive health choices.

This may include removing negative influences on healthy behaviours and encouraging the provision of positive influences.

This research will firstly establish an understanding of the impact of the rail work environment on the health of employees within the rail industry, through the following objectives: 1.

Understand the environmental and cultural factors within the specific rail work environments that may be contributing to poor health, including identifying the exact health behaviours to be targeted and potential barriers to employees making positive health choices.

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Understand the potential impact that health behaviour change interventions could have on the identified rail work environments, to understand the full benefits that might be achieved from implementing this within the rail industry.

Based on the findings from this, the research will then aim to establish how these influences within the railway workplace may be targeted to impact positively on employee health, through the following objectives: 3.

Develop rail-specific behaviour change recommendations to address factors related to the rail work environment focusing on changes or adaptations that may be made to the environment to drive healthy behaviour choices.

In achieving these objectives, this research will establish a better understanding of how the rail work environment may impact on health and what changes can be made to improve this.

If successful this research will make a significant step to support positive changes in health behaviour of employees, which will ultimately encourage a healthier workforce.