February 14
Occupational Health and Safety Seminar: Healthy Buildings and FireFighterFit
Please join this special double OSH seminar with two presenters and topics.
Topic #1: The use of building simulation for environmental health analyses
Speaker:
- Lauren Ferguson, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Healthy Buildings Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the application of building simulation for environmental health analyses.
- Explain the different types of building simulation models.
- Discuss the utility of building simulation models for environmental health purposes.
Topic #2: “F!reF!ighterF!it”: A randomized controlled trial of lifestyle coaching interventions for obese firefighters
Speaker:
- Eirini Lidoriki, BSc, MSc, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA and Department of Occupational Medicine Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence of obesity among US firefighters;
- Discuss the prevalence of effects of obesity (such as negative health and performance) among US firefighters.
- Explain the study design of a lifestyle coaching intervention designed for obese firefighters.
- Describe the demographic characteristics of the participants.
- Describe the cardiometabolic characteristics of the participants.
Location: Kresge 502 and Zoom
Register: To attend the event on zoom, please register here: https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BYlMJ4NaFKHeEC