Analysis of the Air War College's Executive Health and Fitness Assessment Program

摘要

An analysis of the Air War College's Executive Health and Fitness Program for the Air War College Class of 1985 is presented. Four hundred fifty-one individuals including 227 students underwent an executive health analysis. Eleven coronary risk factors were identified and measured. At least one student was found to be at a very high risk in 9 of the 11 risk factors. One hundred fifty-eight students had overall low to very low total risk. Sixty-nine studens (30 percent) had moderate or greater risk of developing coronary heart disease. Explanations of the risk factors and values obtained were presented in handout booklets and in lectures on cardiovascular fitness, nutrition, and stress. General prescriptions to modify risk factors were provided. Individual follow-up was available through the base hospital for those individuals requiring medical intervention. Recommendations made as a result of this research project include continued emphasis on education and student and spouse orientation, better psychometrics, improved follow-up, and earlier involvement at the SOS and ACSC levels.