Week 3: Best Practices to Reduce Cancer Off-Duty/Personal Life
Week 3: Best Practices to Reduce Cancer Off-Duty/Personal Life
The past few weeks we’ve covered efforts to reduce cancer both at the fire station and on the fire ground. This week, we will capture risk factors while you are off shift. The materials this week will cover a variety of personal modifiable risk factors you can address both on and off the job to reduce your cancer risk. Some of these factors include tobacco and alcohol use, fitness, nutrition, sleep hygiene, and stress.
Resources:
Factsheets:
Call to Action: What can you do?
PowerPoint: Modifiable Risk Factors
Fire Fighter Survivor Story:
Take Action Videos:
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- DetecTogether Videos:
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- Be Honest With Your Doctor and Speak Up: Joanie Cullinan’s Story – Wellesley, MA Local 1795
- Don’t Ignore Cancer Symptoms: Eddie’s Story – FDNY Local 854
- Response Time Matters
- Not Feeling Great? Don’t Ignore Subtle, Persistent Health Changes
- Know Your Great! This Is NOT A Typo!
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- The Importance of Medical Exams for Fire Fighters – Dr. Hamrock/Boston Fire Department/FCSN
- DetecTogether Videos:
Take Action Resources: