Tactical Fitness and Wellness
The Tactical Fitness and Wellness program was developed with the unique physical and environmental challenges of firefighters and law enforcement professionals in mind. These careers present a variety of unique physical challenges and environmental exposures which can cause serious — sometimes career-ending — physical as well as mental injury and illness. The goal of this health and wellness program is to evaluate and help prevent injuries and exposure related health concerns. Dr. Matos's experience with the International Association of Firefighters as well as his extensive experience with preventing, diagnosing and treating chemical, biological and environmental exposures during his time in the military allowed us to develop a cost-effective and comprehensive examination that helps monitor for the potential changes and disease processes that can occur due to these occupational exposures. We believe in a comprehensive approach to personal health and wellbeing which considers the spectrum of risk factors across varying levels: individual, relationship, community, genetic and societal, all of which can impact the long-term health of emergency responders. The most effective approach to an individual’s health should address each of these areas. Our process is holistic in its handling of the employee’s situations (e.g., addressing medical, physical, emotional, financial, psychosocial, behavioral, and other needs), as well as that of their support systems. The goal of this process is first and foremost focused on assessing the employee’s needs and assisting them in the development of their personal health and wellness care plan. Often when it comes to personal health and mental health conditions, employees are hesitant to open up and share information about their mental health and physical health for fear of losing their jobs. Our team has experience with entering situations where there is low trust and high anxiety dynamics between employers and employees. We have placed an importance on relationship building and transparency with the first responder in these situations, which has been a key to the success of our Police and Fire Tactical Programs. We also acknowledge that the first responder and their family/support and the employer are all our customers. We place great importance on the overall satisfaction of the stakeholders with the care and services they receive from our entire care team. Our program has been endorsed by the International Association of Fire Fighters and local Police unions. Our partners include the Harvard School of Public Health and Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program that has a grant to study firefighter health.
Below is a list of resources we utilize for mental health, sleep quality, diet and physical health.
Some of the mental health resources including:
The diet resources include Mediterranean Fire Fighter Diet.
"City of Davenport employees continuously comment on the exceptional quality of care provided by Traekos Workforce Medicine. Union President and District Chiefs of Fire Department all have endorsed Traekos Workforce Medicine to fellow departments across the State of Iowa."
-KENNETH ASTA
ROCK VALLEY HEALTH (A DIVISION OF ROCK VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY)
Below is a list of resources we utilize for mental health, sleep quality, diet and physical health.
Some of the mental health resources including:
The diet resources include Mediterranean Fire Fighter Diet.
"City of Davenport employees continuously comment on the exceptional quality of care provided by Traekos Workforce Medicine. Union President and District Chiefs of Fire Department all have endorsed Traekos Workforce Medicine to fellow departments across the State of Iowa."
-KENNETH ASTA
ROCK VALLEY HEALTH (A DIVISION OF ROCK VALLEY PHYSICAL THERAPY)
Our mission, our life’s work
We are a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that works hard to understand our client’s mission, operations, and needs while utilizing industry best practices to provide high-quality, personalized service. Our corporate mission is to improve outcomes, while meeting the needs of industry leaders and their employees. We provide consulting services for government outreach, data analysis, expert medical reviews, independent medical exams, process improvement, optimization of workflow, population health, disease prevention, occupational and wellness telemedicine and corporate wellness.
Traekos was founded by Peter Matos, DO. The company's focus is on people, processes, and outcomes - a concept of three or "Trae" which is the foundation for the company's work. The "kos" in Traekos is a nod to Hippocrates - considered "The Father of Medicine" - who was from the Greek island of Kos. As a former military physician, Dr. Matos had a unique opportunity to be both a consumer and a provider of onsite occupational medicine services. During his time in the military, he experienced a lack of consistency and customer service across the many different sites he oversaw. When Dr. Matos left the military, he founded Traekos to provide the high quality evidence based care and consulting services that were not previously available to him.
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the company part of the Veteran Enterprise Contracting for Transformation and Operational Readiness (VECTOR) contract that covers general management and business support services to Veterans Affairs.
We are a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that works hard to understand our client’s mission, operations, and needs while utilizing industry best practices to provide high-quality, personalized service. Our corporate mission is to improve outcomes, while meeting the needs of industry leaders and their employees. We provide consulting services for government outreach, data analysis, expert medical reviews, independent medical exams, process improvement, optimization of workflow, population health, disease prevention, occupational and wellness telemedicine and corporate wellness.
Traekos was founded by Peter Matos, DO. The company's focus is on people, processes, and outcomes - a concept of three or "Trae" which is the foundation for the company's work. The "kos" in Traekos is a nod to Hippocrates - considered "The Father of Medicine" - who was from the Greek island of Kos. As a former military physician, Dr. Matos had a unique opportunity to be both a consumer and a provider of onsite occupational medicine services. During his time in the military, he experienced a lack of consistency and customer service across the many different sites he oversaw. When Dr. Matos left the military, he founded Traekos to provide the high quality evidence based care and consulting services that were not previously available to him.
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the company part of the Veteran Enterprise Contracting for Transformation and Operational Readiness (VECTOR) contract that covers general management and business support services to Veterans Affairs.
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