Approach
An internal survey was initiated within
the Prince George's County Fire
Department (PGFD) in 2003-2004 by the
Wellness-Fitness Committee to ensure
feasibility of a permanent
wellness-fitness coordinator, PFTs,
fitness equipment in stations and
research and development of the IAFF/IAFC
CPAT in the future. Local 1619
leadership made several attempts to
convince management to legitimately
pursue a program. The majority of
members were also aware of the
importance of
wellness-fitness. In order to
convince management of the necessity of a
wellness-fitness program, Local 1619
worked to help the fire
chief understand that progress toward a
wellness program would not negatively
affect the budget. A study conducted within the department showed that improvement was needed
and that the current
medical services provider's program was completely flawed. As
a result, the Labor/Management
Wellness-Fitness Committee was formed.
In 2006, a Wellness and Fitness General
Order was submitted to the Prince
George's County Fire/EMS Department with
the wellness and fitness policies and
procedures and all program components. The
Wellness and Fitness program components
revolve around the systems of Total
Health Risk Management and
are designed to protect the health and
well-being of the individuals in the
Prince George's County Fire/EMS
Department and decrease the fiscal
affects of injury, illness and sick
leave use.
The three major
goals of this General Order included: individual and departmental safety;
individual and overall readiness of the
Prince George's County Fire/EMS
Department; and implementation of
individual and organizational wellness
and fitness training.
To read the
entire General Order with the
wellness and fitness policies and
procedures,
click here.
Medical
|
Facility |
Off site medical clinic -
Concentra |
|
Physician |
Wellness/Fitness Medical
Director |
|
Additional Staff |
Wellness and Fitness Coordinator |
|
Exam Frequency |
Annual - scheduled by the Risk
Management Office (RMO) |
|
Exam Details |
Medical Details |
Medical/Physical Process
Medical Report Review
Stress Test Procedures
Fitness
|
IAFF/IAFC PFTs |
6 |
|
Duties |
Conduct physical fitness
appraisals
Maintain equipment
Facilitate wellness/fitness
education and promotion at the
station/battalion level
Recruit physical fitness
appraisals and pre-hiring
wellness/fitness mentoring
Research and development of new
wellness/fitness methods
Coordination and communication
of information and data to the
Risk Mgmt. Office and the
Wellness and Fitness Coordinator |
|
Exercise Time |
Minimum of 1.5 hours 3 days each
week on day work
2
hours every 24 hour work shift
Each individual employee's
responsibility to maintain a
training log of documented
physical fitness training and
functional physical training;
must be signed by the employee's
supervisors and presented upon
request to the Risk Mgmt. Office |
|
Exercise Program |
Functional Physical Fitness
Training Programs - offer the
opportunity to combine physical
fitness training with heavy
exertion skills and movements
required of job tasks that are
specific to emergency operations
Peer Fitness Trainer Programs
Pre-Hire Fitness Preparation
Program
Recruit Fitness Training Program |
|
Equipment |
In
house 360-square-foot fitness center
includes: treadmills,
elliptical trainers, stationary
bikes, rowing machines, stair
climbers, machine and free
weights
Use of station equipment,
community centers |
|
Nutrition |
Wellness and Fitness Director
works with a certified
nutritionist(s) to develop
weight loss and create
individualized diet plans to
achieve and maintain optimum
health, body weight while
reducing chances for disease |
Functional Fitness Training Form
Health Wellness Administrator Job
Description
Health Wellness Coordinator Job
Description
Wellness Fitness Program Task
Descriptions
Wellness Fitness Station Education
Wellness Fitness Training
Injury-Rehab
|
Method |
Injury/Illness Back to Work
Program |
|
Modified/Light Duty |
Yes - Risk Mgmt. Office conducts
case review meetings on a weekly
basis |
|
Injury Prevention Committee |
No |
Behavioral
Health
|
Method |
EAP Program
Education in station |
|
EAP |
Yes |
|
Stress
Management |
Health care provider and County
program |
Depression and Alcohol Risk Assessment
Cost
Justification
Data
Collection
|
Method |
(CTX)
through medical physicals
Cardiac risk factors tracked by
Mirosoft Access |
|
Data Collected |
N/A |
Implementation
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currently no links or files available
for dissemination. For
more information, see the contact listed
above.
Miscellaneous
Wellness and Fitness Power Point
