Fit to Serve - Obesity and Other Health Issues for Law Enforcement And Public Safety Law enforcement and public safety personnel must be healthy and in top condition. This program describes workplace wellness programs with an emphasis on the special needs of law enforcement, public safety and emergency responders..  This program is not currently available.  [PROGRAM]    RATINGS: [EC] [SP] [CS] [CM] [TP] [EM] [MD]  Program Description Law enforcement officers, Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) personnel, emergency medical technicians (EMT), first and second responders and support personnel must be in top physical shape to perform their duties fully. But whose responsibility is it? The individual, command/management or someone else? How, exactly, should one go about achieving a consistent, sustainable, long-term worksite wellness program, taking into account the special needs, demands and duties of law enforcement and public safety? Many individuals in many areas are working actively on this problem. Using the groundwork that has already been laid, and using it as a foundation for your own customized program, can save law enforcement and public safety agencies a lot of time and trouble. Agencies can therefore begin reaping the benefits sooner, such as reducing sick leave and increasing fitness for duty. This LEAPS.TV program will open with some ideas on workplace wellness specifically for law enforcement and public safety with the National Sheriffs Association's medical advisor, Dr. Carlon M. Colker, MD, FACN who will discuss workplace health and wellness issues in a broad context and then quickly focus on areas of greatest interest to law enforcement and public safety, ranging from 911 dispatchers who sit in chairs all day to sheriffs' deputies and police officers out on the beat to emergency workers who must be prepared to work long shifts under grueling conditions. The next section of the program will consist of reports from practitioners, those who are involved in design, creation and implementation of wellness programs who will provide precise guidance on how viewers can begin a Healthy Worksite Initiative within your own agencies. The implementation experts are Lillian Ricardo, Health & Safety Project Coordinator for the National Volunteer Fire Council, Luann Pannell, Ph.D., Director, Police Training and Education for the Los Angeles Police Department and Guest Invited, Wellness Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. This program will debut simultaneously on LEAPS.TV and at the National Sheriff's Association 2010 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California [Recommend this LEAPS.TV program to a colleague.] Guest Bios Carlon M. Colker M.D., FACN, Medical Advisor National Sheriff's Association Carlon M. Colker, M. D., FACN is the National Sheriff's Association's Medical Advisor. Dr. Colker is the head of Peak Wellness of Greenwich, Connecticut. His practice specialties include internal medicine, sports medicine, and sports nutrition. Dr. Colker is an attending physician at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, and Greenwich Hospital, in Connecticut. As a special care physician, he has taken care of the most critically ill patients in the intensive care unit at both St. Joseph Medical Center and Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. In addition to his practice, Dr. Colker is also one of the premier published researchers in the field of integrative care and a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (FACN). He is one of the world's foremost experts on wellness, physical performance, athletic enhancement, and performance nutrition. He has been in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years and helped to design and build the first wellness program on the East coast in the 1980s. Dr. Colker is an internationally recognized consultant in health and fitness and has worked with governments, large health systems, and private companies, as well as with numerous Olympic and professional athletes and celebrities. Dr. Colker's has been a regular guest correspondent on America's Health Network Ask the Doctor segment and Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends. Offering his expert opinion and advice, he has appeared on such shows as ESPN Outside the Lines, NBC's Health Segment, Court TV, and ABC's World News Tonight. Dr. Colker has also been interviewed on national television over a variety of topics from the serious to the not-so-serious by everyone from Barbara Walters and Katie Couric to Jenny Jones and Roseanne Barr. Lillian Ricardo, Health & Safety Project Coordinator National Volunteer Fire Council Lillian Ricardo has been with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) for over three years. As Health and Safety Project Coordinator, Ms. Ricardo manages the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program as well as several other special health and safety projects, including a research project with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ms. Ricardo received her B.A. in English from East Carolina University in 2005. Luann Pannell, Ph.D., Director, Police Training and Education Los Angeles Police Department Dr. Luann Pannell, Director of Police Training and Education, is responsible for the review, evaluation, and oversight of all LAPD training curricula to ensure relevancy, continuity, and compliance with established criteria and policy. She consults in the selection and training of instructors and conducts research to improve instructional methods and content. Dr. Pannell also collaborates with the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) to incorporate community input into police training. Dr. Pannell started her LAPD career in 2000 as a consultant and staff psychologist in the Behavioral Science Services Section. During her tenure she consulted with a variety of specialized units including Juvenile Division, Scientific Investigation Division, Jail Division, Records and Identification Division, and Recruitment and Employment Division. She also responded to SWAT call-outs as a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team and as a member of the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT). As a CIRT member, she also provided individual and group training on a variety of issues including stress management and the psychological consequences of constant exposure to violence. Prior to her employment with LAPD, Dr. Pannell spent several years working within Community Mental Health and the Veteran's Administration consulting victims and families exposed to traumatic instances and violence. Dr. Pannell has written articles and presented at psychological conferences on the relationship between exposure to community violence and psychological distress. Dr. Pannell is a distinguished instructor in several LAPD schools which includes the Los Angeles Police Department Leadership program, Command Development program, Supervisor Development program, Crisis Negotiation Team Training and the Professional Development Series. She also co-teaches the Vicarious Trauma: Why it Hurts to Help course to law enforcement professionals and first responders throughout the country. Dr. Pannell holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho, a Masters Degree in Theology and Cross-Cultural Studies and Ph.D. in Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. 0, 0 0 Georgene Rye is the Assistant Director of Human Resources for the Orange County Sheriff 's Office and has served in this role for over a decade. Mrs. Rye is responsible for managing the Employee Relations section which includes Risk Management, Benefits, Wellness and the School Crossing Guard Unit. She directs all risk management and insurance programs, and the agency 's self insurance programs for Group Health Insurance and Workers' Compensation for the Orange County Sheriff 's Offices ' 2600 plus employees including sworn Sheriff 's Deputies, civilian support staff and volunteers and 300 part time School Crossing Guards. She has over 20 years of public sector Human Resources experience including Orange and Broward County and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. She frequently provides training on Risk Management and employee issues to new supervisors, managers and staff members. A native Floridian, Mrs. Rye has a Master 's Degree in Public Administration. Moderator Bio John Kies, Sheriff-Police Liaison US East LEAPS.TV John Kies is LEAPS.TV’s Sheriff/Police Liaison EAST and as such is responsible for managing all of the LEAPS.TV relationships with sheriff and police departments east of the Mississippi River and all national associations and US-based international organizations. John is responsible for all aspects of the relationship including broadcast, PPV and PPV+ training distribution and development and special projects. John comes to LEAPS.TV after a successful career in the telecommunications and Information Technology fields, including 16 years at IBM, where he developed particularly strong project management skills that are being put to good use by LEAPS.TV. John has a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Ohio State University, Master of Science in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado, Boulder. 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