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Why police officers are more prone to m…

(3 days ago) Law enforcement professionals are more likely to experience high levels of trauma, burnout, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than other occupations.7 This stress and trauma can lead to cardiovascular disease, digestive disorders, heart attack, and stroke. Family, romantic, and other relationships can also be negatively impacted.

https://www.police1.com/health-wellness/articles/musculoskeletal-injuries-the-most-common-type-of-injuries-sustained-in-law-enforcement-e9s4CudzhxQ8YOjt/

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Health Disparities in Police Officers: Comparisons to the …

(3 days ago) WEBKeywords: law enforcement, cardiovascular disease, risk factors, health disparity, epidemiology In the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality declined …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734372/

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Officer Safety and Wellness - International …

(2 days ago) WEBPillar 6. Oficer Wellness and Safety. The stress that accompanies being a law enforcement oficer cannot be understated. For this reason, the mental and physical health of oficers …

https://www.theiacp.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/IACP_PMP_SafetyandWellness.pdf

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Police stressors and health: a state-of-the-art review - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art review on the topic of police stressors and associated health outcomes. Recent empirical research is reviewed in the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6400077/

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Officer Safety And Wellness COPS OFFICE

(7 days ago) WEBThe occupational fatality rate for law enforcement is three to five times greater than the national average for the working population. and suicide are also serious job-related …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/officersafetyandwellness

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Health in police officers: Role of risk factor clusters and …

(3 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement is one of the most stressful occupations and has been associated with significantly elevated stress-related health risks (e.g., Dantzer, 1987).While some …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4601933/

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Fighting Stress in the Law Enforcement Community

(7 days ago) WEBThe Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms on Behavioral, Psychological, and Neurophysiological Measures of Decision Making in Police Officers, Behavioral, and Health-Related …

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/fighting-stress-law-enforcement-community

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Serious Health Risks Among Police Officers Due To Stress

(8 days ago) WEBThe study involved 464 police officers and the findings revealed that compared with 32% of the general population, 40% of police offers were obese and that over 25% suffered from metabolic

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247781

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Health, Safety, and Wellness Concerns Among Law …

(3 days ago) WEBOur results show that the most recurrent occupational health, safety, and wellness (OHSW) concerns of law enforcement officers (LEO’s) were the work …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/21650799221134422

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Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness (LEMHWA) Program …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (LEMHWA) was signed into law in January 2018, recognizing that law enforcement agencies need and …

https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwaresources

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Officer Health and Organizational Wellness: Emerging Issues …

(Just Now) WEB35% died of cardiovascular disease by age 60. 50% died by age 65, 66% by age 70, and 80% by age 75. The average age of death for an officer was 68, somewhat …

https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/RIC/Publications/cops-w0860-pub.pdf

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Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Studies in Law …

(9 days ago) WEBThis report begins the process of addressing these concerns through a series of four case studies of active health, wellness, or safety programs across four law enforcement …

https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/ric/Publications/cops-p332-pub.pdf

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Ensuring Officer Health and Wellness During Difficult Times

(9 days ago) WEBThe everyday risks of law enforcement have always been apparent, but the resulting unseen trauma can be an even greater risk. I was able to gain …

https://bja.ojp.gov/news/blog/ensuring-officer-health-and-wellness-during-difficult-times

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Wellness Challenges for Law Enforcement Personnel

(Just Now) WEBWellness Challenges for Law Enforcement Personnel . In the United States, there are more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers. 1. The mental Personnel who …

https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-06/wellness_challenges_for_law_enforcement_personnel_2.pdf

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Deliberative and Pre-decisional - United States Department of …

(5 days ago) WEBChapter 14: Law Enforcement Health and Wellness. Law enforcement officers face more threats to their health and wellness than ever before. On a It is imperative to …

https://www.justice.gov/file/1353566/download

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Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental …

(2 days ago) WEBIssues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental Health Crises Congressional Research Service 1 aw enforcement officers1 are frequently the first …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47285

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Officer Safety National Institute of Justice

(7 days ago) WEBOfficer Safety. Law enforcement officers face many different dangerous and stressful situations in the line of duty. Some, such as gun violence, are obvious; others dangers …

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/law-enforcement/officer-safety

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The Effects of Stress on Law Enforcement Officers

(2 days ago) WEBeffects on health, adverse effects of personal relationships, and the administration” (Irving, 2017). Operational stress is faced daily by law enforcement officers as part of their job …

https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/FCJEI/Programs/SLP/Documents/Full-Text/Towler,-Grace-paper.aspx

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When Health Care and Law Enforcement Overlap - Penn LDI

(3 days ago) WEBOn September 24, 2021, the virtual symposium “When Health Care and Law Enforcement Overlap” convened six expert panels to discuss how emergency …

https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/when-health-care-and-law-enforcement-overlap/

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Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people

(5 days ago) WEBBased on thousands of pages of law enforcement and medical records and videos of dozens of incidents, the investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/dozens-of-deaths-reveal-risks-of-injecting-sedatives-into-people-restrained-by-police/

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Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health …

(9 days ago) WEBFILE - Gov. Janet Mills attends an event, March 11, 2022, in Augusta, Maine. On Friday, April 26, 2024, Mills signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/maine-govenor-signs-off-new-gun-laws-mental-109696105

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Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping: what …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Bill includes a new law to stop children who turn 15 this year or younger from ever legally being sold cigarettes or other tobacco products, alongside measures to …

https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/15/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping-what-you-need-to-know/

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Bird Flu and Milk: Can Humans Get H5N1? Safety and Risks …

(5 days ago) WEBA strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s been decimating wild and captive flocks of birds since 2020 has spread among US dairy cows — and has infected …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-26/bird-flu-and-milk-can-humans-get-h5n1-safety-and-risks-explained

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