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CHPS Weight Management Challenge: Choose What You Lose
August 30, 2023 — During the months of September and October, DAF Civilian Health Promotion Services is challenging participants to get fit by making healthy changes to their lifestyle through nutrition and physical activity. This is a one-size-fits-all challenge that allows each participant to choose their goal, whether it be weight loss, muscle gain or healthy weight maintenance... MORE

CHPS continues to enhance health and fitness for Airmen and civilians alike
February 17, 2023 — Civilian Health Promotion Services continues to promote health and wellness to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community. Located at the McGuire fitness center, Civilian Health Promotion Services is an Air Force-run program that provides free resources to help individuals maintain and improve their health and well-being. Reserved for Federal civilian employees and active-duty military service members alike, CHPS services are mobile and can be requested by eligible individuals to serve them around the joint base military installation... MORE

A CHPS health promotion coordinator shows health records to an Airman.

RECESS Physical Activity Challenge
April 12, 2022 — During the months of April and May, Civilian Health Promotion Services is encouraging the workforce to take 10-minute breaks during the workday to participate in its physical activity challenge: RECESS.Remember recess? During our youth, recess was a scheduled period in the school day for physical activity and play. As adults, many of us have... MORE

Reduce your risk of developing cancer
February 3, 2022 — Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. About one of every three Americans will develop some form of malignancy during his or her lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Our genes, lifestyle, and the environment around us work together to increase or decrease our risk of getting cancer. Each person’s cancer risk is made up of a combination of these factors. ... MORE

Preventing Heat Illness
June 17, 2019 — Anyone exposed to high temperatures for a sustained period of time is at risk for heat-related illness. Heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion or heat stroke, happen when the body is not able to properly cool itself. The body normally cools itself by sweating. But under some conditions, sweating just isn’t enough. In such cases, a... MORE