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| The Last Resort Tobacco Free Program |
The Last Resort Tobacco Free Program is designed to assess KSC employee individual needs to quit tobacco use (cigarettes or smokeless tobacco), provide an introduction to the latest nicotine aids and drug therapy that is appropriate for treatment, and provide individual support from our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Health Education and Wellness Program (HEWP) staff.
- Phase 1: Smoking History Intake/See an OHF health care provider for drug therapy
- Phase 2: Complete 2 individual sessions with EAP staff
- Phase 3: See your OHF health care provider for drug therapy follow-up
- Phase 4: Complete 2 individual sessions with HEWP staff
- Phase 5: See your OHF health care provider for drug therapy follow-up
Stop by the OHF for information and to see an OHF health care provider.
For more information call EAP Counselors at 321-867-7398 or 321-861-8647 or HEWP at 867-3414. |
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| Kennedy Space Center’s Wellness of the World (WOW) Program |
The Wellness of the World (WOW) Program is a lifestyle change program offered jointly by the KSC Fitness Centers and Health Education and Wellness Program (HEWP). The major components of the WOW Program include a structured fitness program and nutrition education program. The fitness program is based on a buddy system in which participants are paired and challenged to accumulated “milesâ€쳌 or points by exercising that will take them “around the world.â€쳌 Participants are also assigned personal trainers and receive extensive body composition, lipid value, physiological, and fitness performance testing.
The nutrition education program consists of individualized caloric intake counseling and a series of group nutrition boosters covering nutrition subtopics to which participants are e-mailed lectures and information.
If interested in applying for the next class, call the Kris Calderon at the HEWP at 867-3414 or Alycen Labarca at the KSC Fitness Centers at 867-7829. |
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| The KSC Diabetes Education Series |
Due to the increasing number of diabetics nationwide and at KSC, the KSC Diabetes Education Series was created to educate diabetics on diabetic issues, management and new therapies. Every few months, the HEWP hosts an expert guest speaker in an area of diabetes to present a seminar at KSC. In addition, a diabetes interest group e-mail distribution list was created to serve as a communication outlet for interested KSC employees. List members will be sent information from the diabetes education series seminars along with other information, announcements and updates pertaining to diabetes.
To be placed on the Diabetes Interest Group e-mail distribution list, please e-mail Kris Calderon at Kristine.Calderon@jbosc.ksc.nasa.gov |
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| KSC Cancer Education and Support Program |
The KSC Cancer Education and Support Program (CESP) provides prevention information, education and counseling support for all types of cancers to KSC employees.
The KSC HEWP provides both cancer prevention and education information in the form of several program facets:
- Cancer prevention lectures (e.g. nutrition for cancer presentation) available by request at any time from KSC employee groups
- Cancer information distribution from monthly HEWP topics and cancer support organizations
- Partnerships with the American Cancer Society to distribute information on services, education and outreach
- Guest presentations and symposiums – past guests have included Moffitt Cancer Center and Parrish Medical Center
The KSC EAP provides cancer support through counseling support groups. Those with cancer, cancer survivors, and living with someone with cancer are welcome to attend these support groups. The cancer support groups meet regularly and new members are always welcome. Please call the EAP support group counselor at 861-8647 for more information. |
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