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Health/Promotions
The Health Promotions Program is intended to assist with optimizing mission performance of the Coast Guard through enhanced physical, psychological, spiritual and social well-being of its people through awareness, education, and intervention methods.
The program is available to the following personnel:
- Active Duty Personnel and dependents
- Reserve Personnel and dependents
- Auxiliary personnel
- Full time Civil Service employees and their dependents
- MWR employees
We offer support, guidance, information and referral resources in many areas, including :
- Personal Wellness profiles. (These can now be completed online)
- Cholesterol Screenings
- Tobacco cessation
- Nutrition
- Stress Management
- Healthy Back
- Men's and Women's Health issues
- Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Health Promotion Coordinator "C" School
The course is one week long and is held at various locations across the Coast Guard. Typically the training will take place at one of the Coast Guard training sites. All students must be prepared to exercise and attend lectures throughout the week. Requirements to attend the training are:
- Be free from tobacco products for a minimum of twelve months
- Be in compliance with Commandant's policy on weight standards (except for civilian employees)
- Possess good communication and leadership , including an approachable, empathic demeanor
- Be enthusiastic about wellness and committed to the principles of health promotion
- Be either a non-user or responsible users of alcohol
Statement of Confidentially. All information collected from assessments and discussions between the Health Promotion Manager or Unit Health Promotion Coordinator and you, the client, will be kept confidential. Only information collected which indicates a potential harm to self or someone else will be forwarded to the proper support program i.e. EAP, FAS, Chaplains, or Security. Information collected may be used for statistical use or as training information as long as personal identity is not comprised.
***To speak the ISC St. Louis Health Promotions Manager, please call (314) 269-2347.***