Food on the Stove: Feeding the Need for Health Education

Food on the Stove: Feeding the Need for Health Education

Sep 24, 2022

Nationwide, the leading cause of death for firefighters isn’t fire, it’s heart disease. Food on the Stove is a D.C.-based nonprofit founded by firefighter/EMT Jonathan Tate to promote healthy lifestyle management from a holistic perspective. With programs ranging from...
First Responder Performance Nutrition

First Responder Performance Nutrition

Sep 23, 2022

First responders are tactical athletes facing daily heightened levels of job-related mental and physical stress. They are expected to be high performing individuals, navigate life or death decisions, and manage extreme trauma in highly unpredictable environments....
Prioritizing Sleep

Prioritizing Sleep

Sep 23, 2022

Sleep is something we often cut short for any number of reasons, or even for no reason at all. We intuitively know we need to get more, but do we prioritize it? What are the downsides of not getting enough? Dr. Paul Nystrom, emergency medicine specialist at Hennepin...
Self-Defense for EMS

Self-Defense for EMS

Sep 23, 2022

Over the past few years, attacks on EMS personnel responding to calls have increased significantly. EMS first responders must be prepared to protect themselves, their patients, or innocent bystanders as the situation dictates. B.K. Blankchtein, chief instructor at...