Heart to Heart: Strategizing an Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Cardiac Disease and Death in the Fire Service

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kelly, John E. ; Smith, Denise L.
• Description:
  The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) hosted a conference in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, to address cardiac disease in the fire service. This meeting was attended by more than 60 representatives of fire service constituency organizations, fire departments, and subject matter experts representing different fields of research associated with occupational health and cardiac health. Researchers presented the current state of the science, then worked together with fire service leaders in a consensus-building framework to identify recommendations to lessen cardiovascular events and identify ways to transition scientific findings and best practices to the fire service with the goal of increasing adoption of best practices for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and treatment. To make significant progress, participation and buy-in at all levels is essential. The white paper from this meeting presents specific targeted recommendations for different constituencies that will act to lessen the burden of cardiovascular disease within the fire service. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Firefighters Fires Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Cardiac Function Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular System Disease Cardiovascular System Disorders Diseases Fire Fighters Fire Fighting Health Effects Heart Disease Medical Screening Physical Fitness Physiology Preventive Medicine

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• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049712
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2017-102229
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R13-OH-011005, 2016 Jul; :1-37
• Contact Point Address:
  Denise Smith, Ph.D., Skidmore College/Illinois Fire Service Institute, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
• Email:
  dsmith@skidmore.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20160831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e537c08bdb41660ebd3caf8e7a3b60660e814907b79e075193d31600f540a91ed5cac361d98ed8ce80d9bf8b826f5bafc127344454b7297df0b47e69345232a3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218660/cdc_218660_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 849.14 KB ]