First Responder Wellness Week is dedicated to providing resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job.
Join Lexipol, FireRescue1 and our partners from March 25-29 to focus on your health and promote the wellness of your personnel. Each day we’ll focus on a different topic, providing shift briefing videos, webinars, articles, podcasts and more, all within the overarching theme of being “Stronger Every Day.”
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Enhance decision-making, stress management and overall mental resilience in situations of extreme stress
Many agencies shy away from fitness testing for first responders, but annual tests can gauge the health and occupational readiness of your personnel
From cardiac care to supplements and yoga, Better Every Shift answers your questions from the live podcast event
Jeff Dill details the early days of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance and its ongoing mission to provide support for first responders
First Responder Wellness Week was designed to provide resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job
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Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
Researchers have identified four common sleep disturbances experienced by public safety personnel
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback reminds first responders that “taking care of yourself mentally and physically is critical to serving, protecting and uplifting our communities”
To track your nutrition, you need to see what, when and how much you actually eat
Take our survey to measure how your department stacks up when it comes to supporting employees
A quick scroll through these influencers’ pages will inspire you to get off the station couch and hit the gym – or at least consider it!
It’s critical to carve out time for yourself; otherwise, your life will become all about work
Keeping a journal isn’t for everyone, but you can redefine what journaling means to you
How supplements and smart shopping can start incremental change
How does your resilience measure up?
Ditch the “all-or-nothing” attitude and replace it with “a little goes a long way” approach by following these five steps
Lose yourself in these songs as you work out for your physical and mental health
Guidance for know when to everyday stressors become something bigger, something that requires professional help
When free of shift schedules, try these tips to get to sleep faster and achieve quality sleep
Many first responders avoid connection, but connecing with and confiding in someone who cares about us is proven to reduce stress
By encouraging gratitude among members, fire departments can cultivate a culture of resiliency, as members are better able to bounce back from difficult situations
Understanding optimal water intake, plus simple steps for achieving daily hydration goals
Simple steps to help optimize sleep quality even when you can’t get the recommended number of hours
Stretching can help overcome some of the common muscle tightness that occurs naturally over time
How first responders can adapt to and recover from adversity faced on the job
The Lexipol co-founder details the impetus for creating this health-focused event for all first responders
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Chief Marc Bashoor joins a special live Better Every Shift to discuss what it really means to be a healthy firefighter
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