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Contact: Donna Mancuso
Public Affairs Manager
(732) 499-6118
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For Immediate Release:
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Rahway – Firefighting is one of the nation’s most dangerous occupations. In an effort to help keep firefighters healthy and safe, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway is presenting a firefighters’ health and wellness program on Saturday, February 9th at the RWJ Rahway Fitness & Wellness Center in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
The free course, which runs from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, not only tackles on-the-job safety, but also examines the risk of heart attack, the leading killer of firefighters. The course includes topics such as cardiovascular risk factors and how to implement a cardiac wellness program in local fire departments. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital created such a program with the Cranford Fire Department.
Open to volunteer and career firefighters, the program offers cholesterol and blood glucose screening, as well as a presentation by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital dietitian Stephanie Madeira.
The program features Cranford volunteer firefighter Paul Schroeder, M.Ed., a Health and Safety Instructor at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway; Nurse Kathy Conlon of the St. Barnabas Burn Center and Cranford Fire Department Captain Helge Nordveidt. All three are fire and hazardous material instructors.
Register by calling: (732) 499-6193. Seating is limited.
The RWJ Rahway Fitness & Wellness Center is located at 2120 Lamberts Mill Road, Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
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