Health Information on Firefighter Websites: Structured Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Owing to the fact that firefighters have unique health risks, access to firefighter-specific internet-based health information is a potential mechanism for achieving better health and work outcomes.

Objective

The objective of our study was to identify the amount and nature of health information resources available on Canadian firefighter-specific websites and the extent to which resources are consistent across websites as a surrogate indicator of diffusion of information.

Methods

A search of health resources on firefighter websites (union and employer) for all Canadian provinces, major cities and a subset of smaller cities, and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) website was conducted on Google (July 2017). Content was identified and class

SUBMITTER: Hu MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066636 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature