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Chronicle Special In recent years it has become increasinglyuubvious that medi- cal science has come up with the answer to many of our infection. caused health problems, The problems that we as a society have the most trouble with are those attributable to our behavior - that is, to our lifestyles. They are diseases "of choice." We smoke, eat too much, drink too much alcohol, use too many drugs. The result is a rash of health problems - heart attacks, lung cancer, high blood pressure, to note but a few. (Even traffic injuries resulting in prolonged hospital stays are often traceable to alcohol.) At the University of Waterloo a group of researchers (43) have come together to do something about the situation. They repre- sent a wide diversity of talents - social psychologists, optome- trists, kinesiologists, industrial engineers. physiologists, geron. tolgists, statisticians. epidemio- logists and environmentalists - to name but a few. Together they form the Centre for Health Re- search (CAHR, pronounced "care"). Dr. Ron Marteniuk, dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies, is the director of the centre; Elsie German, who has a master's degree from UW's health studies department, is administrative assistant. CAHR members are active health researchers. A number are on federal or provincial advisory boards concerned with health problems. They have the UW specialists establish Centre for Health Research “No man can ever claim to have comprehended the nature of the hidden and manifold grace ot God, none can fathom His all-em- bracing mercy _," The Quote of The Week SUPERIOR MEMORIALS FOR SPRING INSTALLATION "Ill MEMORIAL tlithlut If ORDERED litN 528 1/ictoria St. N., Kitchener (luster Westoq Bakeries) nuns COMMUNITY INDOOR GARAGE SALE SUNDAYS Bargains Galore!! Marshall Hall: 10 am-4 pm Admission: 25t/person "Baha'i Holy Writings',' Food and Beverages available Bingeman Park I380 Victoria Fit. N., Kitchener 744-1555 BINGEMAN PARK LARGE INDOOR SHOWROOMS Free Parking AT expertise to coordinate personal health management and their research funds in the applied health area exceeded $8 million between 1980 and 1985. “CAHR grew out of Waterloo's health studies department where individual faculty members have long been interested in such areas as drug abuse, alcoholism treatment, weight control and smoking cessation," says Ger- man. "They began to feel the best way to make a more signifi- cant impact on society would be through a centre." She says to her knowledge there is none other like it any- where on the North American continent. At the moment, funding is being sought for a number of CAHR projects, one of which would be a computer data bank of information focussed on health promotion. "It could be a little bit like the Atlanta Centre for Disease Con- trol," German says. "Atlanta provides medical people all over the continent with information on influenza outbreaks, identifies all sorts of other problems, and does so very quickly. "in our case, a doctor con- cerned about a patient who needed to stop smoking, could refer to CAHR for the latest information on the subject or for weight control information, fit- ness information, or whatever. It would be a clearinghouse for the latest information from all over the world. "Or if you were worried about drinking, at the moment the only service many people know about is Alcoholics Anonymous. AA is excellent, of course, but there are other programs and ap- proaches that may also work for certain individuals." She says Waterloo has the expertise needed to set up such a data bank, including computer a saw/”mm NOW EUROPEAN ' ROAD CAR HANDLING IS WELL WITHIN REACH. 1elliiltlfl,tyllep expertise to make saute it would be most useful. What CAHR is looking for at the moment is funding to permit the wheels to start turning. They need money for space, 'computer facilities and expertise. and for staff members to collect and assemble the data. German feels such a data bank could pay for itself, eventually. Its clients could include not only physicians but also fitness cen- tres, agencies dealing with al- cohol, smoking, drug, etc. prob- lems, weight loss centres, schools, government ministries and agencies, insurance compa- nies, corporations concerned about the health and well being of employees and as well, indi- viduals. All would be charged a fee for services provided. "We could do a lot of things in terms of promoting health through changing lifestyles," she explains, "and this could lower the cost of our national health care system." Currently, CAHR is organizing a series of visits to UW by world renowned health care experts who will speak on such topics as activity-induced disorders, stress, and weight control. CAHR is also interested in developing community pro- grams (for example, a stop- smoking program). in some in- stances such activities may be in the form of computer programs the public could purchase, the effectiveness of which would be pre-tested. "In other words, our emphasis is on doing something about health problems before they hap- pen," says German. "This is in contrast to the more convention- al way of servicing the health needs of Canadians . . . which is to wait until the patient gets sick and then try to remedy the situation. Soaring medical costs are the result." Where is the only true BAGEL in K-W? THE BAGEL BINN of course! Peter Samelson $33: l Rg),' Adults tl no. Students/Seniors $9.00 8:00 pm. Theatre of the Arts q The mind boggles when Peter Samelson takes to the stage. 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