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CHPS screenings help Robins keep check on their health

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  • By Holly Logan-Arrington
  • Robins Public Affairs
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  With its quick and frequent on-base screenings, the Civilian Health Promotion Service is helping Robins Air Force Base's people make time for their health.

CHPS, an Air Force Materiel Command-wide program since 2005, holds blood pressure screenings in various locations base-wide each week.
While CHPS classes and blood pressure checks are open to Robins' military members and civilians alike, only civil service employees may receive annual cholesterol screenings through the program.

Kelley Denney, CHPS coordinator at Robins, said creating an account on the AFMC Wellness Web site www.AFMC wellness.com is one of the best ways to track when CHPS classes and screenings are offered, among other health-related items.

"They create a user ID and password, take the health risk assessment, and then they have their very own account," she said. "With this great wellness support center, persons can log their exercise and their blood pressure and cholesterol measurements.

"The site allows them to track their exercise, learn how many calories they burn doing a particular activity, learn about nutrition and learn about a multitude of other topics to live a healthier, better life."

Free cholesterol screenings will be offered to Defense Department civilians from 8 to 10 a.m. on the following dates and locations: Wednesday, Base Restaurant, March 13, Fitness Center Annex, March 19, Base Restaurant, and March 26, Fitness Center Annex.

For added convenience, CHPS offers walk-in hours from 8 to 10 a.m. on Mondays, excluding holidays, for quick, individual screenings in Bldg. 207, Room C-119.

Denney said people can also call 497-8030 to schedule organizations for screenings.

"Depending on how many personnel are in your work center, I'll typically schedule a two-hour period," she said.

Denney said CHPS can screen four to five people at a time and is able to test more than 60 people in two hours. It takes only five participants to schedule an organization's screening.