Jeffrey Johnson (Austin Public Safety Wellness): A career of service.

Jeff Johnson is a retired Marine with over two decades of experience working with and training all manner of athletes and tactical personnel. He earned a BS in Health Promotion and Strength and Conditioning Coaching from the University of Texas at Austin and maintains several other fitness, performance, and business certifications. Jeff currently works as a Fitness Specialist for The Austin Public Safety Wellness Center where he continually works to create a comprehensive entry level physical training program for Austin Fire Department and Austin/Travis County EMS cadets. He is also working to improve the return to work process and believes the longer members are on a restricted duty status, the higher the risk they will have a negative experience that they will avoid in the future. Jeff hopes to create a more streamlined and holistic approach using an interdisciplinary team with the intentional inclusion of behavioural health professionals.

Serving others is a lifetime calling for Jeff, and he is grateful for any opportunity to do so.

In this episode Jeff talks about:

His career in the Marine Corp and transitioning to Austin FD.

The structure and the delivery of the wellness programme within Austin Public Safety and Wellness Centre.

How he sees the programme expanding.

Resources discussed:

National Fire Protection Association Manuals

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Wellness Fitness Initiative Manual

You can reach out to Jeff directly via email at [email protected] or [email protected] or follow him on Linkedin

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