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Healthy holiday weight webinar – ‘Tis the season for eating right By Hugh Cox Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Public Affairs
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The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) hosted its first Health Promotion and Wellness webinar, Oct. 17. The webinar, titled “The Holidays – Obstacles and Opportunities for Weight Maintenance,” is one of several NMCPHC events intended to ring-in the upcoming holiday season on a healthy note. NMCPHC’s Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) Department teamed up to provide ideas and re-
sources designed to assist service members and their families maintain a healthy weight over the holidays. The nearly 40 participants that took part in the webinar were primarily members of the health promotion and wellness community from various branches of the Department of Defense (DoD). They will be disseminating the information obtained through the webinar to their target audience throughout the holiday season. Cmdr. Connie Scott, registered dietitian and NMCPHC HPW department head, was pleased with the level of participation and feedback received via post-webinar critiques. “Participants communicated an appreciation for the ready-to-use products, tools
and resources to augment their current health promotion program efforts at their respective commands,” she said. Nutrition is a key component of Navy Medicine’s recently launched health promotion and wellness campaign that is closely aligned to the DoD’s Operation Live Well campaign, the National Prevention Strategy and directly supports the CNO’s 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative. According to Lt. Dawn Whiting (HPW assistant department head), maintaining a healthy weight can be a real challenge during the holiday season. “As mentioned during the webinar, the average weight gained during the holiday season is five to
seven pounds. That can cause a lot of stress by the end of the holiday season,” she said. “Our goal is to empower people to make healthier choices to avoid some of the common pitfalls, but still enjoy the holidays.” Not only is maintaining a healthy weight important for an individual’s general wellbeing, it also factors into mission readiness. “A warfighter that is physically fit and properly fueled is better suited to meet the demands of an ever-changing operational environment,” said Whiting. The webinar offered tips and resources currently available in the Healthy Living section of NMCPHC’s website, including fact sheets and Power Point presentations. NMCPHC is part of the Navy Medicine team, a global healthcare network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the world who provide highquality healthcare to more than one million eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield. For more news from Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, visit www. navy.mil/local/nmcphc/.
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NAVY RELEASES NEW ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT FOR HAMPTON ROADS AREA Press Release Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
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Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic has released the fiscal year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2011) Department of the Navy impact statis-
tical data for the Hampton Roads area. Total direct economic impact to the region saw an increase of approximately $1.5 billion, from $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2010 to $14.9 billion in fiscal year 2011. Total annual payroll (military and civilian) remained steady at $8.5 billion. However, procurement ex-
online To view the statistical report for fiscal year 2011, visit http://bit.ly/RcSHQz.
penditures increased $1.1 billion from approximately $5.2 billion in FY10 to $6.3 billion in FY11. Operationally, the number of ships homeported in Hampton Roads increased from 84 to 87, and the number of aircraft squadrons also increased by one from 36 to 37.
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