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Health & Physical Education
MCAS Beaufort Fitness Center is located at 408 Gordon Street. For more information please call Kathy Williams the Health Promotions Coordinator at 843-228-7616 or 843-310-9119.

The goal of Health Promotion is to improve the quality of life for the members of our community and enhance readiness through mitigation and elimination of unhealthy lifestyles. The program is designed to educate personnel about health risks, enabling informed decisions about their own health. Health Promotions offers a variety of classes to all patrons. They include nutrition, tobacco cessation, stress and many more.

Health Interest Questionnaire (HIQ)
In an effort to better serve our patrons take the web-based Health Interest Questionnaire (HIQ) survey to help us obtain information and guidance to improve/expand our programs. Provided by the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC).
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Monthly Nutrition Classes

• MCAS Beaufort will meet on the third Thursday of each month from 0900 to 1000 in Building 596, Room 203.
• MCRD Parris Island will meet on the second Tuesday of each month from 1400 to 1500 at the Brig & Brew.

These classes are designed to focus on those on BCP. However, anyone is welcome to attend.  Advance registration is necessary due to the limited seating available. We will limit the attendance to 20.  Please call Kathy Williams, Health Promotion Coordinator, at 843-228-7616 (Office), 843-310-9119 (Cell) or to reserve seats by E-mail:Click Here.

Tobacco Cessation Classes:

• For active duty: MCAS Branch Medical Clinic every Wednesday from 1130 to 1230, call 843-228-7424 to register.
• NHB Classes call 843-228-5344.
• For individual classes call Kathy Williams at 843-228-7616.

Additional classes will be scheduled upon request.

Here is a list of the monthly observances that Health & Physical Education does (programs may vary):

• January: Family Fit Lifestyle Month.
• February: American Heart Month.
• March: National Nutrition Month.
• April: STI Awareness, Alcohol Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month.
• May: National High Blood Pressure Education Month and Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month.
• June: Men’s Health Month.
• July: UV Safety Month.
• August: National Immunization Awareness Month.
• September: National Cholesterol Education Month.
• October: Breast Cancer Awareness.
• November: American Diabetes Month and Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
• December: Holiday Health and Stress Management.

Health Promotion Briefs
There are 7 elements that Health Promotion is responsible for:

1. Tobacco Cessation www.ucanquit2.org, www.cdc.gov/tobacco, www.smokefreekids.com, www.cancer.org, www.lungusa.org.
   
2. Sexual Health www.cdc.gov, www.hivinsite.org.
   
3. Nutrition www.mypyramid.gov.
   
4. Stress www.MilitaryMentalHealth.org.
   
5. Physical Fitness
   
6. Injury Prevention
   
7. Hypertension/Cholesterol www.americanheartassociation.com, www.americanheart.org.

Other useful information:

1. Suicide Prevention
   National Institute for Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov, Suicide Prevention Resource Center www.sprc.org, Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Suicide www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calltoaction/, Military OneSource www.militaryonesource.com or 1-800-342-9647. Suicide Local Point of Contact Anne Doty, 843-228-1582.
2. Alcohol & Substance Abuse Awareness www.thatguy.com, www.DRINKINGIQ.org. Alcohol Local Point of Contact Daniel Evans, 843-228-7752.
3. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Click Here