European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes saturday july 29, 1978 Calif co s complaint health budget stress cure Over prevention Washington up less than $2-billion of the $48 billion budgeted by the Federal government for health care this year will go to programs to prevent Dis ease and promote fitness. Hew Secretary Joseph Califano said thursday. Our spending is focused almost obsessively on illness and treatment of people who generally do not follow Good health practices he told an american medical association meeting called to examine ways to improve the nation s general  National health system must move from its preoccupation with sickness to anew commitment to wellness he said. Americans themselves must share a great part of the blame for the skyrocketing Cost of health care he , who jogs daily on the Grassy mall stretching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument said americans must Start running Stop smoking and heavy drinking be More aware of dangers in the environment and be generally aware of preventive Medicine. More Money must be put into research into chronic diseases and into warning americans about better he said. We spend More on co inmost other Industrial nations. \ est figures indicate five Nthan the United states Najj deaths from cancer to nations Jer death rate from circulatory nations do a better Job of lie alive in the first year of life Lions have a higher level of  he said. We must replace our i Nof expensive self indulgence of rigorous personal res we must forsake pleasurable but Are  in favor of habits than but lifesaving exercise.,. Government cannot Force cannot administer it like a or Only choose it for ourselves Choice Between taking incr i ability for our own health and