Initiative 6: Physical Health (Subscribe)
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- Physical Fitness (130)
- Medical Fitness (42)
- Wellness Programs (31)
- Medical Risks (221)
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A comprehensive physical fitness program for the Iowa City Fire Department popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32939.pdf
Author: Grier, John
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs
A fitness and wellness program to reduce back injuries at Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Ramirez, John H
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, wellness programs, back injury
A flexibility intervention to reduce the incidence and severity of joint injuries among municipal firefighters popular
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2391578&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Hilver, JC; Brown, KC; Sirles, AT; Peoples, L.
Date Published: 1990 Jul;32(7):631-7
Publisher: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, injury prevention, physical fitness, joint injuries, muscular-skeletal health
A Salt Lake City Fire Department wellness/fitness program: an evaluative study to develop an implementation plan popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33093.pdf
Author: Hansen, Jim
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, administration
A step to wellness: NFPA 1582 in a volunteer department popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Humphreys, Richard A
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical standards, NFPA 1582
A study of firefighter wellness programs popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33832.pdf
Author: Metcalf, Cindy R.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, behavioral health, cardiorespiratory fitness
Aging and the fitness of fire fighters: the complex issues involved in abolishing mandatory retirement ages. popular
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1405652
Author: K Saupe, M Sothmann, and D Jasenof
Date Published: September 1991
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, medical fitness, administration, physical fitness standards, medical
Applications of exercise research to fire fighter health and fitness popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Rhea, Matthew R.
Date Published: May 2004
Publisher: Arizona State University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, strength and conditioning, exercise resea
Can firefighter instructors perform a simulated rescue after a live fire training exercise? popular
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16096842&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Eglin CM, Tipton MJ.
Date Published: October 2005
Publisher: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, training safety, live-fire training, instructor, work capacity
Cardiorespiratory training for firefighter applicants popular
http://worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/70828192?page=frame&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsuncat.csun.edu%2Fsearch%2Fo70828192&title=California+State+University%2C+Northridge&linktype=opac&detail=CNO%3ACalifornia+State+University%2C+Northridge%3AAcademic
Author: Jennifer G. Vinzon
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: California State University, Northridge
Keywords: Initiative 5, recruit training, Initiative 6, physical fitness, medical fitness programs, cardioresp
Characterization of the physical demands of firefighting. popular
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=1325260
Author: Gledhill, N; Jamnik, VK
Date Published: 1992 Sep;17(3):207-1
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sport Science
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning, work/aerobic capacity
CPAT: putting the test to the test popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Muegge, Carolyn M. , Zollinger, Terrell W., Saywell, Robert M., Moffatt, Steven M. , Hanify, Thomas
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, fitness evaluation/screening, CPAT, recruits
Declining fitness trends in the Colleyville, Texas, Fire Department popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Shelley, Clinton R
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness standards, physical fitness evaluations, fitness programs, organizational culture, culture change
Designing a mandatory exercise program for the High Point Fire Department popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32359.pdf
Author: Younts, Martha
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, human resource management, exercise stand
Development of health and wellness programs for combination fire departments popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Tiffany, Phillip A.
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, physical fitness programs, medical programs, medical risks, heart function, peer fitness training, combination fire department
Evaluating fitness-for-duty popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33108.pdf
Author: Cody, William M.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness evaluations, medical evaluations, fitness-for-duty
Evaluation of the implementation of a periodic medical examination program for the Fire Department of the City of New York popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32797.pdf
Author: Peruggia, John J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, medical fitness program
Fit to Fight Fires? An Assessment of Mandatory Participation in Exercise Programs and Mandatory Fitness Standards popular
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1196&context=arp
Author: Donna L. Rose
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: Texas State University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, physical fitness programs
Meeting the fitness challenge popular
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Smith, Robert L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, fitness programs, strength and conditioning, personnel development
A fire fighter dies as a result of a cardiac arrest during a trench rescue - Georgia
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face9949.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 14, 1999
Publisher: NIOSH 99-F49
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=1928108&dopt=Citation
Author: Tepper, Comstock, Levine
Date Published: 1991;20(3):307-16.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2
A mathematical model of the human respiratory system and breathing equipment
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Tomlinson,Stephen and White, Graham
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: Fire Safety, Technology & Management
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, respiratory system, SCBA
A New York City firefighter: overwhelmed by World Trade Center dust
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12231482&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Beckett WS.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, Initiative 2
A physical fitness program for South Trail Fire and Rescue District
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo14666.pdf
Author: Lombardo, William B.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness programs
A plan for implementing a wellness program in the Fort Myers Shores Fire Protection and Rescue Service District
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Dowaliby, Christopher J
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs