It’s essential that everyone be aware of the potential pitfalls of alcohol, as well as prescription pain killers, marijuana and a host of other substances that can be misused.
Category: Mental and Physical Health/Wellness
Wellness Leader: Keep an Eye to the Future
It’s important to plan for the future of wellness within your agency since as people leave, they take with them their experience and relationships.
Old Habits Die Hard: First Responder Steps to Building Healthy Habits
Changing habits is a challenge, but it isn’t impossible
Fear and Fire: What Wildland Firefighting Teaches Us About Harnessing Fear
We must co-exist with our fears to keep them in a healthy balance, learning to use fear as a tool in our favor.
Old Habits Die Hard: First Responder Steps to Building Healthy Habits
Changing habits is a challenge, but it isn’t impossible. By attacking the habit at every stage, you can help push yourself to make necessary changes that will make you healthier and happier.
Better Served: The State of Law Enforcement Wellness
Suicide, heart attack and COVID are all areas where we can make big strides in reducing unnecessary death and suffering in the coming year.
Mindful New Year’s Resolutions: Approaches for First Responders
The work of year-long self-improvement will come down to small and regular decisions made day after day, moment by moment.
How First Responders Can Improve Resilience with Fitness and Nutrition
There is more to fitness than big biceps and heavy bench presses
First Responders, Holiday Blues and Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential to nutrient absorption and improves our immune system.
Lexipol’s Wellness App for First Responders Wins Innovation Award
Cordico’s comprehensive wellness app recognized for impact in public safety industry
Holiday Survival: A First Responder’s Primer
Useful tips for officers and their families to reduce holiday-related stress.
Fueling Up: What to Serve During Firefighter Rehab Operations
The time to prepare is long before the incident