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Profile Information
- Residence.
- Durham, NC
- Department:
- N/A
- Title/rank:
- Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center
- Years of public service:
- 10
- Agency structure:
- other
- Professional Qualifications:
- PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS, East Carolina University
BS, East Carolina University
Occupational Health and Safety Researcher, Consultant, and Trainer
- Topics you provide training for:
- Occupational Health and Safety- including physical fitness, interventions to improve fitness and change health culture.
- Areas of expertise:
- Occupational health and safety training and program development
Health, Safety, and Wellness Promotion Research
Firefighter culture of physical fitness and coronary heart disease risk
- Bio:
- While conducting research on firefighter culture and coronary health outcomes at the University of North Carolina, I have developed a firm understanding of the processes and outcomes of occupational related disease and injury, both intentional and unintentional, including associated health services delivery in this arena. I have a great passion for research within the emergency response community, specifically to help North Carolina’s firefighters and others across the nation.
My primary focus has led to a deeper understanding of the culture of physical fitness, workplace fitness program adherence, and coronary health outcomes, yet I also have a greater respect for the numerous occupational hazards that a unique population such as firefighters are exposed to on a daily basis; hazards not only leading to the high rate of on-duty death due to underlying coronary heart disease and subsequent heart attack, but also the high rate of unintentional injury from job related tasks such as fire suppression. This also includes the unfortunate number one cause of unintentional death in this occupational group: vehicular incidents.
- Web site:
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnstaley
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