HEALTH & SAFETY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
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Health and Public Safety Leaders Call for Timely Integrated Care for First Responders
The Alliance and Institutes of Health mark the 25th anniversary of September 11 with a call for faster access to coordinated care, published on WorkersCompensation.com.
The Long Game: What Workers’ Comp Won’t Tell You
The third installment of The Long Game, a monthly column from the Health and Safety Leadership Alliance published in CRACKYL Magazine.
Retirement: The First Steps into a New Season
David Picone on what the last calls, the last meetings, and the last shifts actually felt like, published in CRACKYL Magazine.
As philanthropists gather in San Diego, Israel’s first responders face a growing trauma epidemic
David Picone on why Israel’s first responders and IDF soldiers need the kind of trauma care infrastructure now transforming outcomes in California, as San Diego’s philanthropic community turns its attention
The Case for Comprehensive Health and Safety Programs for First Responders
These programs are essential investments for ensuring well-being, resilience, and operational effectiveness. By David Picone, Health and Safety Officer, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, on why first responders need comprehensive support
At National Comp with Sharp HealthCare’s Scynthia McNabb Syfrett
At National Comp 2025 in Nashville, Risk & Insurance sat down with Scynthia McNabb Syfrett, Workers’ Compensation Claims lead at Sharp HealthCare, to discuss how integrating behavioral health within a
A Salute to Civil Servants
San Diego’s innovative PTSD treatment for first responders helped make ‘America’s Finest City’ a winner of the 2025 Workers’ Comp Risk Management Award for Excellence. Institutes of Health’s Dr. Smith
2025 Theo Award Winner: City of San Diego
When the City of San Diego’s workers’ compensation program manager Joseph Sousa analyzed departmental data, the statistics were alarming: first responders were more likely to die from suicide than in
Organizations engage with the Health & Safety Leadership Alliance in different ways and at various stages of readiness.
The City of San Diego, the State of Arizona, and Save Mart Companies were named the three winners of the 2025 Workers’ Comp Risk Management Award for Excellence. PropertyCasualty360 profiles