European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday May 1,19bfl health fair promotes fit to win concept by Joe Mapo Tufik staff writer Bremerhaven the concept was health care from a to z and for Susan boy iian. Curiosity led to a Stop at the Booth adar Liling c for Choles Terol Check. A lol of i friends have been getting theirs checked so i Jusi wanted to Sec where i m at said Oyajian a second lieutenant with the 67ih signal co at car Schurz Cavern. " just wanted to come and see what Juicy were  Oyajian was one Al hundreds of peo ple who stopped by the Cavern gymnasium saturday where the army s files a emphasis on health Pru notion was put into action in the form of a health fair. Equip ment needed 19 assess cholesterol was set up. And Boyajian was told to Stop by half hour later for her results. All Usa eur communities will be promoting health rare As part of the army s fit to win program and  one of the first communities to act on inc concept decided on a Mam approach so the military m the individual. Just about everybody with a state Inan individual s health from the Chap lain s office to an cafes bicycle Talesman was included in the by cmdr Haven fair health promotion used to be located in the  said  Cohan. But As a member of the Community health promotion com Mittee Cohan was among Hose who favored a Broad approach o the health Issue. The Community health committee concept was established by army regu lation last fall according la maj. Anima Schmidt a health and fitness Consul Tant for the 7th medical come in Hei Delberg. Adding on to the six areas of health concern established by a two year old department of defense directive the army regulation added dental and spiritual health to such areas As physical fitness nutrition smoking cessation and stress management Schmidt said. Frankfurt. Heidelberg. Berlin and icon a Italy arc among those communities with Active health promotion committee and others Are following suit Schmidt said. The Job of the com Mittee is to assess what health services Are available to a particular cum manily and to promote those services bated on the Community s demography Schmidt said. You look at whar you have an what you need and what is the Dif  she mid. The  Hospital for example services people in Remote Sites spread across 25,000 Square Miles of Northern Europe said staff sol. Ben Clousy of the Hospital pharmacy. Many of those people receive prescriptions from German doctors so one service on display at the pharmacy stand was translating service. It s not that they Don t have Faith House said. They isl want something in  not All drugs prescribed in Europe arc approved for us in the United states so the pharmacy also will counsel patients on that Mitt he said and just for inc record a Teaspoon is not a Teaspoon Clouse said. When Doc tort prescribe a Teaspoon of Medica Tion they mean a 5-Millililcr dose. Tea spoons on display Al the pharmacy Booth ranged in volume and include done that held 4 ml., or one fifth Lea than what a doctor would prescribe. The antidote Clousy said ii a Puit neoral syringe available from the pharmacy. Or medication might not be the anti dote at All. It might be aerobic dancing the boy scouts of America or a self de sense class All of which offered display in Becmer Haven. The health fair establishes an initial assessment Cohan said. Based on the bad aspens of your lifestyle you Are routed into a particular  and if cholesterol in hints Are no your bag How about wind surfing temperatures april 29 Hilo  ton a Man Piciw cd mtg chi4nni.il c cd Vjio Claro it comlrt.0 h  do tort Huff fib my  hiw1u Hwu Lial Hysmit Yrtti  Gici Vii to 1j 7 Visi Ujj ii ii m u v 19 it 7 h m 71 we i is Ujj Federal employees health plan inadequate pm report says t. M65 31 a a or k 71 17u v g b Washington a the Federal workers health insurance program is in efficient overpriced and offers inadequate coverage to its 10 million beneficiaries according to a report presented to inc government Friday. The Washington Post said in sat urday s editions that the report of inc office of personnel management found thai the health plan costs $785 million More than it should fur Hie Benefit it provides and will Only get worse unless changed. With our huge number of employees we should be Able to gut � really Good Deal said pm director Constance Homer. We Don t have a really  the report on the Federal employee health benefits program which Cov ers Federal workers retirees and their do Pond Nii was Patpar by the consult ing firm of towers Perrin Forster & Crosby. The 28-Ycar-old Benc Fiu pro Gram has grown to include 490 health plans. The consultants found that those plans compete to attract the healthy and avoid the sick a Alicr than competing to offer the Best benefits at the cheapest rates. The need to attract the Healthiest workers Means no plan can offer High Levels of coverage in certain critical area " such As mental health drug abuse or nursing care the consultants found. European weather base commanders oppose leave for parental problems study shows  Buci t a shh to i Sailor in san remo hit killed by italian train san remo Italy  in a double bind because they Are expected Back Al work before their infants Are eligible for placement at an pm base  most military child care facilities won t accept infants under 6 months old and most private sector facilities tet six weeks As the minimum age. Schroeder said that while one option ii unpaid leave few military personnel Are Able Lou thai because of the financial hardship that can result. While most respondents said they Are satisfied with current practices a minority voiced the opinion that annual leave should be used principally for morale building vacation purposes not to administer to the health care needs of Mili tary families