3-3 leadership and counseling skills. Good leadership and counseling results in personnel stability and improved communications. The quality of life initiative has the following major programs: Personal Excellence Family Support Equal Opportunity Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Health and Physical Readiness Navy Family Housing Each of these programs will be described in detail. By using these programs properly, you will enhance your leadership and management skills. As a leader, you must be familiar with each of these programs to be able to properly support your people and the chain of command. PERSONAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM The purpose of this program is to promote the personal development of Navy members in order to contribute to their self-satisfaction, morale, and quality of life. It also benefits the quality of the Navy and the American society. The program focuses internally on Navy personnel and, where feasible, externally on our nation’s  school  age  population,  pre-school  through twelfth grade. The four principal goals of the Personal Excellence   Program   are   education,   health/fitness, citizenship, and the Navy Personal Excellence Partnership Program. Personal  excellence  is  the  achievement  of  an individual’s highest potential in education, health/fitness, and citizenship. The acquisition of knowledge and skills, health habits, and basic personal values can best be promoted in service to others in the community. That is as true for Navy personnel as it is for young people in the United States who are the focus of the Navy Personal Excellence Partnership Program. Education Education has a twofold definition. In relation to Navy personnel, it consists of the multiple avenues for personal intellectual growth and achievement. It includes programs to improve basic competencies under the Navy Skill  Enhancement  Program  (SEP).  In  relation  to external partnerships, education refers to subjects, such as reading, writing, English, foreign languages, math, science, computer skills, geography, history, humanities, social studies, and knowledge of other cultures. Health/Fitness Health promotion programs are those activities that promote a healthy lifestyle. These programs include physical  fitness,  sports,  nutrition,  weight/body  fat management,   alcohol   and   drug   abuse   prevention, smoking prevention or cessation, stress management, back   injury   prevention,   and   high   blood   pressure screening and control. The Navy Personal Excellence Partnership Program addresses these topics as well as personal   safety   in   the   use   of   car   restraints   and motorcycle helmets. Citizenship This   personal   excellence   goal   addresses   the development of core values. They are the fundamental qualities of morally and socially responsible members of American society, including the Navy person and his or her family. The focus of the citizenship aspect of the Personal Excellence Program is on the following core values: Integrity—honesty, honor, and responsibility Professionalism—competence, teamwork, and loyalty Tradition—concern for people, patriotism, courage, and personal values The  citizenship  focus  of  the  Navy  Personnel Excellence Partnership Program cultivates the same values but concentrates on their effect on American society. Additionally, this program highlights personal responsibility for one's actions, justice, compassion, respect for self and others, and community service.