Station 1902
from Provident with Chief Ed Mann
The FIRST Center - Interview with Dr. Jennifer Taylor
Hear from Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D., MPH, CPPS, the Director of the Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST), on how she became involved with FIRST, details about the SAVER and FOCUS programs, and the department's findings from the Near Miss Reporting project. The FIRST Center is a research, education, and practice enterprise at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, comprised of data scientists, epidemiologists, organizational scientists, and psychologists. This center supports first responders through objective data collection and analysis on safety culture, stress, mental health, and injury.
Hear from Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D., MPH, CPPS, the Director of the Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST), on how she became involved with FIRST, details about the SAVER and FOCUS programs, and the department's findings from the Near Miss Reporting project. The FIRST Center is a research, education, and practice enterprise at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, comprised of data scientists, epidemiologists, organizational scientists, and psychologists. This center supports first responders through objective data collection and analysis on safety culture, stress, mental health, and injury.
Don’t miss our upcoming webinar with Dr. Taylor on August 29 at 7 PM EST as she explores the topic of Protecting EMS Responders from Workplace Violence & Stress: From Policy to Practice. All live attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Provident. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3zhKmXr.
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Resources/Tools:
To learn more about the Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST), visit https://bit.ly/3vpgBmz.
Learn how your Fire/EMS Department can enroll in the Fire Service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) Assessment: https://bit.ly/318z6tK
Learn about the Stress and Violence in Fire-Based EMS Responders (SAVER) program: https://bit.ly/3Q6y5Ms
Near Miss Reporting: http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/
If you have questions, need additional resources about today’s show, or if you have an idea for a future episode, please email us at info@providentins.com. We will get back to you as soon as we can!