Approach
The San Diego
Fire Fighter Regional Wellness Program
initially started from a grant from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). It is now fully funded by
the City of San Diego. Other local
departments started in the wellness
program from a grant and now their
cities are funding it.
The San Diego
Regional Wellness Pprogram is contracted
with the San Diego Sports Medicine
Center, which provides staffing for
the wellness exams and education.
Medical
|
Facility |
Contracted |
|
Physician |
Contracted |
|
Additional Staff |
Exercise
Physiologists
Dietician
Athletic
Training - provides educational
seminars and individual
counseling, personal fitness
training and group fitness
testing for the participants |
|
Exam Frequency |
Annual |
|
Exam Details |
See attached document |
Fitness
|
IAFF/IAFC PFTs |
A few at academy |
|
Exercise Time |
Yes |
|
Exercise Program |
Regional Wellness
Program contracted w/San Diego
Sports Medicine Center - provide
full staffing for wellness exams
and education |
|
Equipment |
Yes - small gym
or discount at local gyms |
|
Nutrition |
Yes |
Injury-Rehab
|
Method |
Injury Prevention
Program
Athletic Trainer provides
rehabilitation to those that
need individual attention |
|
Modified/Light Duty |
Yes |
|
Injury Prevention Committee |
Yes |
Behavioral
Health
|
EAP |
Yes |
|
Stress
Management |
Yes through EAP |
Cost
Justification
LDL Cholesterol Data
Workers Comp Data
Data
Collection
|
Method |
Electronic
Medical Record designed for WFI
Collect all
information at time of visit
Give immediate
feedback - each fire fighter
goes home with results in
booklet w/educational material
on general health related topics
and try to individualize the
educational material |
|
Data Collected |
4 years of data
collected
200 fields of
information on all fire fighters
|
Implementation
There are
currently no links or files available
for dissemination. For
more information, see the contact listed
above.
