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  2. Police officer safety and health - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement is a hazardous profession with various inherent sources of risk. [1] A common occupational risk for police officers is poor ergonomics. [2] In fact, it is estimated that 67% of police officers experience chronic low back pain due to ergonomic issues such as prolonged sitting in patrol cars and wearing heavy duty belts. [3]

  3. Opinion: For police officers, suicide, mental health ...

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    In 2018, the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act was signed into federal law, a direct response to the unique stressors that police officers face, and a recognition that law enforcement ...

  4. First responder - Wikipedia

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    First responders typically include law enforcement officers (commonly known as police officers), emergency medical services members (such as EMTs or paramedics), fire service members (such as firefighters, search and rescue members, technical/heavy rescue members, etc) and Public Works employees such as Heavy Equipment Operators as well as ...

  5. United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police (VA Police) is the uniformed law enforcement service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for the protection of the VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and other facilities such as Outpatient Clinics (OPC) and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs and its subsidiary ...

  6. NYC links health issues to exposure to law enforcement officers

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    The New York City Health Department is distributing a criminal justice action kit to doctors to treat patients affected by the criminal justice system. What does that mean? Former NYPD officer Dr ...

  7. Police chief passes physical test, closer to earning POST ...

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    Sep. 20—By the time Glynn County Police Chief Jacques Battiste got to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth on Monday morning, he was well versed with the center's physical ...

  8. New York State Office of Mental Health Police - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Office of Mental Health Safety and Security was created through New York State Mental Hygiene Law to keep patients, staff, and visitors on the campus safe at all times, secure the grounds and buildings of the Office of Mental Health, prevent trespass, prevent patient escapes as well as to transport Office of Mental Health patients to and from court and other OMH facilities.

  9. Police officers 'punch bags' in 'epidemic' of violent attacks

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    Health. Home & Garden. Lighter Side. Medicare. new; News. ... which showed there were 37,786 physical assaults on the police in 2023 - an average of 103 every day and an 11% rise from 33,864 in ...