Training Opportunities
Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT) Guide
Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of
Health and Safety
CDC Intranet Link for CDC Employees:
http://intralink.cdc.gov/ohs/lifestyle/apft/index.htm
Link to APFT Guide
[PDF]
Passing the Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT) demonstrates an officer's basic level
of fitness and is needed to achieve USPHS Commissioned Corps basic readiness
requirements.
The APFT determines an officer’s level of cardiovascular fitness as well as specific
core and upper body muscular fitness and endurance. These areas are measured through
a combination of exercises including: a 1.5 mile run/walk or
500-yard/450-meter swim
for cardiovascular endurance,
side-bridge or sit-ups for core muscle endurance, and
push-ups for upper body muscular endurance.
This Guide is intended to prepare officers, who are currently classified as beginner
to intermediate exercisers or who are currently sedentary or inconsistent in an
exercise regimen, to complete the APFT. The information provided in this Guide
provides a 12-week training progression to prepare the officer to take the APFT.
Please note that some officers may require more or less time to prepare for the APFT
than the 12-week training progression provided in this Guide. It is recommended that
you begin to prepare more than 12 weeks in advance for the APFT in case that amount
of time is not sufficient. CDC employees are encouraged to meet with a Lifestyle
fitness consultant, if you are located in Atlanta or Hyattsville, or another fitness
professional to assist you as you prepare for the APFT.
*Officers should first meet with their physician to determine if they are healthy enough to begin training for the APFT.
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Class Schedule - August and
September 2010
IMPORTANT: This course is being offered to CDC/ATSDR Atlanta-based Commissioned Corps
Officers ONLY. Priority enrollment will be given for active duty officers who need to
obtain BLS certification to meet basic standards for readiness. Officers who are
assigned to other agencies or outside the Atlanta area may wish to visit the Office of Commissioned Corps Personnel (OCCP) web site at
www.cdc.gov/od/occp,
www.americanheart.org/eccclassconnector,
or contact OCCP
staff at 770.488.1743 for additional information.
Be sure to review all information on courses and registration procedures below.
Course Information: (RENEWAL and INITIAL Classes offered)
Specially scheduled AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider courses are being provided exclusively
for Atlanta based Commissioned Corps Officers to help them meet deployment readiness policy requirements. Priority
enrollment will be given for active duty officers who need to obtain BLS certification to meet basic standards for
readiness.
NOTE: Please be courteous to your fellow officers. If you cannot attend a BLS class which you registered for,
please cancel through the HHS Learning Portal so that the system can add another Officer on the wait list.
Course Description: The BLS for Healthcare Providers Course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of
all ages (adult and pediatric) including ventilation with a barrier device, bag-mask ventilation, use of an
automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for the responsive and
unresponsive victim.
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers - RENEWAL Course
All RENEWAL courses are held from 0900 - 1300. This course is for those persons whose certification is
current.
This is a shorter and faster paced course. Participants must provide a copy of their current card faxed
to the Lifestyle Office 404.639.4075 as soon as they register for a course in the HHS Learning Portal.
For Renewals, we recommend that you register to renew 1-2 months before your expiration date. This allows you
more chance to reschedule before the expiration if a course has to be cancelled due to low registration.
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers - RENEWAL Course
- click on the date below to register.
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers – INITIAL Course
- click on the date below to register.
All INITIAL courses are held from 0900 -
1400.
This course is for those persons taking the course for the 1st time or whose card is not current.
Important Registration Information that you need to know regarding the HHS Learning Portal----Please read this!
Once you sign up, your manager will received an e-mail to confirm your participation in the course.
Once your manager has approved your participation, you will receive an official confirmation from the Lifestyle
Program.
If you are on the waiting list, once a space becomes available, you will be notified by the Lifestyle Program via
phone or e-mail. You are not confirmed until you receive notification by the Lifestyle Program. If you receive a
confirmation by the HHS portal, that is NOT an official confirmation. That confirmation could be from your
manager - it will say this on the e-mail.
Approximately 4 days before the course, participants who are confirmed, will receive a pre-course instruction
e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail, please contact the Lifestyle Program immediately.
To register for a BLS course, go to: lms.learning.hhs.gov
For questions about registering through the HHS Learning Portal e-mail
DHHSHelp@gpworldwide.com or call
866.246.5440, 0800 - 2000 (EST).
For BLS course questions contact Terri Thompson.
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