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Boston Fire Department highlights cancer screenings, EAP and fitness programs in wellness update
Summary
Department leaders told councilors they used grant funding to provide body scans and preventive care to firefighters, and that wellness and mental‑health services are embedded in cadet and employee programs.
Boston Fire Department leaders told the Ways and Means Committee on May 13 that health, safety and wellness programs — a mix of grant‑funded and operating items — are central to firefighter support and retention.
Deputy Commissioner Kevin Coyne summarized recent wellness activity, saying a grant‑funded program enabled the department to “provide cancer cancer screenings, blood work, full body scans for I think we did over 400…
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