December 2015 Balance Newsletter (Drink Responsibly and Drug Abuse Prevention)

December 2015 In This Issue Tobacco Cessation-Class Schedule Nutrition Classes Drinking and Your Health Don’t Be That Guy! Drug Abuse and Prevention New Year New You Challenge ShipShape Program Health Promotion Services Health Promotion Calendar Meet the Staff

Drinking and Your Health

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The CDC recommends 1 drink per day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men. Alcohol is calorie dense. It supplies 7 calories per gram but very little nutrients. The drinks are different sizes but each contains about the same amount of alcohol and counts as a standard drink. Alcohol in excess can often be as much as a meal or snack:

Alcohol vs Food By: Ensign Mari Moffitt USNH Yokosuka Dietician

Alcohol vs Food: Hidden Calories in Alcohol .

103 – 153kcals

140 – 153kcals

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135 – 168kcals

68 – 102kcals

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98kcals

calories 2 Glasses Wine, Beer and Whiskey

Turkey Sandwich with 1oz of Chips

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2 Chu-Hai

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½ cup Oatmeal made with milk and fruit

2 Beers and 2 Shots

Cheese Burger with Condiments

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calories 2 Slices of 14” Pizza

5 Regular Beers

1/2 cup Curry and 3/4 cup Rice

4 glasses of Wine

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Don’t Be That Guy! Don’t Be That Guy! HMCS Charles Marchant USNH Command DAPA From last year to present, there were approximately 157 alcohol incidents (AI) in the Fleet Activities (FLEACT), Yokosuka area that ranged from DUI/DWI to sexual assault. This is 157 people whose lives and those around them have changed forever. Some lost money, rank, and were discharged from the military for one night of partying. The minute a person decided to drink a little too much then drive, go out in town to party alone, or became intoxicated to make it back on installation before curfew changed everything.

Your shipmates now have to pick up the pieces around them with the increased pressure of workloads, missing shipmates due to incarcerations, or loss to death.

What does this accomplish when we are all in this together? Someone will have to stand the watch no matter the circumstances, which makes it even harder when friends, family, and shipmates are enablers for those struggling. Don’t be that “guy” or “girl” getting way out of control that everyone just walks the other way. In the end, health decisions are the most important and sometimes they cannot be made alone.

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Help yourself or your Shipmate by going to see the Command Referral agents such as the Chaplain or the Command Drug and Alcohol Program Advisors (DAPA) concerning unhealthy relationships with alcohol or drugs. Treatment is available monthly through Substance Rehabilitation Program at USNH Yokosuka.

Please refer to your Command DAPA, the OPNAVINST 5350.4D, or your chain of command for questions pertaining to the Navy’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control program.

Drug Abuse and Prevention

Drug Abuse and Prevention HMCS Charles Marchant USNH Command DAPA Have you ever heard the expression from movies or even in a bar, “I need one (beer) for the road”?

In today’s society that could mean many different things ranging from a seven liquor mixed drink to a 24 ounce beer. What exactly does that mean and what is the cost of this “one for the road”?

Throughout the United States Navy responsible drinking is on the lips of every leader from the deckplates to the Pentagon. We talk to Sailors when they report to the command, at every liberty brief, and career development boards about being successful. However, we still have poor decisions being made when it comes to an unhealthy relationship with alcohol throughout the chain of command.

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This coupled with substance abuse such as SPICE and abuse of prescription medications continues to plague or ranks. This is an issue for all of us because in the end it affects everyone around us. The “KEEP WHAT YOU’VE EARNED” campaign illustrates how hard we all work to get to where we are in the military and the attitude to not waste it on alcohol or drugs. The Navy’s “Zero Tolerance” policy for drug abuse/use does not yield even for a momentary lapse of judgement and may lead to criminal charges.

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Nutrition Class Schedule

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When: December 18, 2015 (Friday) Testicular Cancer Prostate and Testicular Cancer Location of Classes: BY: LCDR Elizabeth Gloor, NP-C Testicular cancer, though rare, is the most common cancer in men aged 15-34 USNH, Yokosuka Command Auditorium years.

Caucasian men are four times more likely than African American men to have USNH Yokosuka Family Practice Prostate Cancer

testicular cancer. It can usually be cured, even in late stages of the disease. There is no standard or routine screening test for testicular cancer. Most often, testicular cancer is first found my men themselves, either by chance or during self-exam. If a lump is found in the testicle by the patient or during a routine physical exam, tests may be done to check for cancer. To learn more, visit http://www.cancer.org/cancer/testicularcancer/

Basic Nutrition Class Time: 09:00 – 10:00am Diabetes Nutrition Class Time: 10:30 – 11:30am

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in American men, and in most men, it grows very slowly. Age, race, diet, family history – even a sedentary lifestyle – may all play a part in contributing to your prostate cancer risks. To learn more, visit http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/ Most prostate cancers are first found during screening with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and/or a digital rectal exam (DRE). In 2013, the American Urological Association (AUA) published a new guideline on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening: Routine PSA screening is not recommended in men under 40 years. Routine PSA screening is not recommended in men between the ages of 40-54. *For men younger than 55 years at higher risk (i.e. positive family history or African American race), decisions regarding prostate cancer screening should be individualized.

For men ages 55-69 years, the decision to undergo PSA screening involves weighing the benefits of preventing prostate cancer against the known potential harms associated with screening and treatment. The greatest benefit of screening appears to be in men ages 55-69 years. A routine screening interval of two years or more may be preferred over annual screening in those men who have participated in7 shared decision-making and decided on screening.

Routine PSA screening is not recommended in men age 70+ years or any man with less than a 10-15 year life expectancy.

DCS Link:

https://conference.apps.mil/webconf/3a3f3c381cf86884cc472fb1e3190545

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For your convenience patients can access DCS link from home or work center.

For seat reservation and/or instructions on how to access DCS link please contact 243-7128. Thank you.

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Meet The Staff

From left to right: HN Shaquille Hill (Health Tech.), LT Daniel Crouch ( Director Of Health Promotion), HN Prince Delyons (Health Tech.), HM1 Danny Brown (LPO), HN Mario Camacho ( Health Tech.), Mrs. Mary Cobb (Secretary)