Tools for Family
As a friend or family member of a firefighter or EMS provider, you are a critical source of support for these first responders. Use the tools below to help keep your loved one healthy and strong. Because health and nutrition is an ongoing commitment, we will continue to find, create, and offer you a range of tools and tips that you can use to help keep you and your family on the path of heart-health. Check back often for additional resources. No one knows better than you how important it is to keep firefighters strong and healthy. Thank you for your commitment and passion.
- Find new, delicious, and healthy recipes to cook for your firefighter/EMS provider.
- Order a copy of the new Heart-Healthy Firefighter Cookbook and discover how easy and delicious it is to eat nutritiously.
- Learn what you need to know to assess you and your loved one’s risk of heart disease, how to reduce that risk, and how to get the help you and your loved one needs.
- See how motivation and support have helped others.
- Help your firefighter/first responder identify their medical history.
- Use the food pyramid to help you organize the way you choose your menus, and make it part of your family’s lifestyle.
- Find out how you can help your loved one’s fire/EMS department in a non-emergency capacity through Fire Corps. Once you’ve become a part of Fire Corps, consider using this opportunity to start and implement a fitness and health program within the department.
- Bring your firefighter or EMS provider to the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Booth at conferences and industry trade shows across the nation. Join your loved one in getting screened for risk factors including blood pressure cholesterol and glucose, and stay for heart-healthy cooking demonstrations.