Commander John Perkner, DO, MSPH, Director of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Program for Federal Occupational Health (FOH), a service agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was awarded the Corporate Health Achievement Exemplary Practice Citation by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

Currently assigned to FOH’s Denver office, Dr. Perkner who has been assigned to FOH for 9 years, received this award that recognizes private companies and government with outstanding workplace health, wellness or safety programs that may be implemented by other organizations. Dr. Perkner is an active member of the national Commissioned Officers Association as well as its Rocky Mountain Chapter. Dr. Perkner states, “I am proud to be part of the development of a lifesaving Federal worksite program and I am gratified to meet and form lasting relationships with the survivors of sudden cardiac arrest.”

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Program, provided by the FOH Clinical Services Division, is a 10-year-old turn-key program for federal agencies that includes medical oversight, cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, and equipment procurement. Almost 4,000 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been placed in Federal buildings across the nation and in federal offices abroad.

Director of FOH, Dr. Gene Migliaccio, states that “Dr. Perkner is a dedicated and committed PHS Commissioned Corps Officer who oversees a worldwide AED program for government employees. His team has raised the awareness of the importance of AEDs in the federal workplace and their work has saved lives.”

FOH is the largest federal provider of occupational health services; serving more than 360 federal agencies and nearly 1.5 million federal employees. In addition to Clinical Services, FOH provides Wellness/Fitness, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Environmental Health, and Organizational Development services to federal agencies.

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