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(2 days ago) WEBPublic health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. DHA PH's work combines and integrates the efforts of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to enable a healthy ready Force that includes our military …

https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness/Public-Health

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Military Exposures - Public Health

(1 days ago) WEBInformation for Veterans, the public and health care providers about chemical, radiation, physical and environmental hazards during military service, possible health problems, and related VA programs. Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health …

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp

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Military public health experts provide tips for leaders …

(Just Now) WEBThe military public health system includes medical, public health, fitness, nutrition and behavioral subject matter expertise at local, regional and Service levels. Check with local support

https://www.army.mil/article/263452/military_public_health_experts_provide_tips_for_leaders_to_improve_medical_readiness

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Health of the Force report examines COVID-19 pandemic impacts …

(8 days ago) WEBABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The U.S. Army Public Health Center released the seventh annual Health of the Force, or HOF, report April 18, 2022.

https://www.army.mil/article/255880/health_of_the_force_report_examines_covid_19_pandemic_impacts_to_soldier_health_public_health_response

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Military Exposures & Your Health - 2024 - Issue 12 - Public Health

(1 days ago) WEBIn the fall of 2023, VA’s Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) launched a new division called Surveillance Military Environmental Exposures (SMEE). SMEE’s mission is to collect and analyze military environmental exposure research and Veteran health-related data. SMEE is a unique program with a staff of epidemiologists, …

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/publications/military-exposures/meyh-12/index.asp

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Military Exposures & Your Health - 2021 -Issue #5 - Public Health

(Just Now) WEBIntroduction. Welcome to the fifth issue of Military Exposures & Your Health. This newsletter is produced by VA's Health Outcomes Military Exposures, or HOME, the new name for Post Deployment Health Services as of July 18, 2021. This new name reflects the comprehensive work that the service does in policy, research, education, and best

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/publications/military-exposures/meyh-5/index.asp

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Military public health stays ready to combat disease

(8 days ago) WEBMilitary public health stays ready to combat disease. By V. Hauschild, MPH Defense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen August 14, 2023. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – One of the main duties

https://www.army.mil/article/269075/military_public_health_stays_ready_to_combat_disease

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Military Health System Stabilization: Rebuilding Health Care …

(5 days ago) WEBOn Dec. 6, 2023, the deputy secretary of defense signed a memo directing the stabilization of the Military Health System. The memo requires that the MHS add capacity to reattract patients and

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3652092/military-health-system-stabilization-rebuilding-health-care-access-is-critical/

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Military Health and Health Care RAND

(4 days ago) WEBWomen are an integral part of the U.S. military and DoD civilian workforce. Limiting their access to legal abortion services will affect their health and could decrease force readiness. It could also raise health care, child care, and education costs, and affect recruitment and retention. Sep 13, 2022.

https://www.rand.org/topics/military-health-and-health-care.html

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Military Medicine’s Value to US Health Care and Public Health

(8 days ago) WEBImportance Military medicine in the US was established to treat wounded and ill service members and to protect the health and well-being of our military forces at home and abroad. To accomplish these tasks, it has developed the capacity to rapidly adapt to the changing nature of war and emerging health threats; throughout our nation’s …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809778

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DOD watchdog report warns of issues across military health care …

(1 days ago) WEBEmail [email protected] to share your thoughts. A new Defense Department watchdog report raises troubling red flags about the state of military health care for the 9.6 million uniformed and

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/12/07/dod-watchdog-report-warns-of-issues-across-military-health-care-system/

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Veteran and Military Mental Health Issues - StatPearls

(5 days ago) WEBAs the United States endures 2 decades of ongoing warfare, both the media and individuals with personal military connections have raised significant public and professional concerns about the mental …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572092/

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Why the Military Makes Public Health a Priority

(5 days ago) WEBThe military is involved in public health because diseases do not respect a uniform. The mosquito cannot tell whether the arm is in a uniform or not. The military has to protect itself-campaigns have been affected (even lost) because a force was unhealthy due to communicable disease. The military also has to protect the people on its bases or

https://www.fpri.org/article/2010/07/why-the-military-makes-public-health-a-priority/

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Mental Health in the U.S. Military: Where Are We Now? - Psych …

(9 days ago) WEBSuicide is a public health issue and a leading cause of death in the United States, particularly among veterans of war. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports that more than 45,000 adults

https://psychcentral.com/ptsd/mental-health-in-the-military

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Military Exposures & Your Health - 2022 - Issue 8 - Public Health

(Just Now) WEBToxic exposure screening launches at VA Medical Centers. As covered in our last edition of Military Exposures and Your Health, the PACT Act is a historic law that expands and extends VA eligibility, benefits, and services to Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic exposures. On November 8, 2022, as part of the PACT Act, VHA …

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/publications/military-exposures/meyh-8/index.asp

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Public health and military health Journal of Public Health Oxford

(1 days ago) WEBThis paper summarizes the role of Public Health specialists within the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS). The armed forces have a need for expert advice on health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health. The first professor of military hygiene, Dr Edmund Parkes, was a leading pioneer in the public health …

https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/44/Supplement_1/i88/6834128

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New Study Links Military Burn Pit Exposure to Increased Health …

(3 days ago) WEBNow, a major study led by researchers from the Brown University School of Public Health provides evidence that exposure to burn pit emissions may have lasting adverse effects on the health of military personnel. The researchers say their study should serve as a model for further examining health impacts of military environmental …

https://sph.brown.edu/news/2024-05-09/veteran-health-environmental-health

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research@BSPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public …

(1 days ago) WEBSystematic and rigorous inquiry allows us to discover the fundamental mechanisms and causes of disease and disparities. At our Office of Research (research@BSPH), we translate that knowledge to develop, evaluate, and disseminate treatment and prevention strategies and inform public health practice.Research along this entire spectrum …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/researchbsph

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Military Exposures & Your Health - 2021 -Issue #4 - Public Health

(Just Now) WEBMilitary Exposures & Your Health - 2021 -Issue #4 . Introduction. Welcome to the fourth issue of Military Exposures & Your Health. This issue includes information about registries, including findings on allergic rhinitis from the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, an overview of all of VA environmental health registries, and a spotlight on …

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/publications/military-exposures/meyh-4/index.asp

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Army says fitness plan cut injuries and drug use, aids mental health

(8 days ago) WEBMaj. Gen. John Kline, head of the Center for Initial Military Training, said, “Although we’ve accelerated the fielding of H2F teams, if we really want to spread the goodness of H2F it’s got

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/04/30/army-fitness-plan-cuts-injuries-and-drug-use-boosts-mental-health/

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9 Military Hospitals Receive Top Marks for Patient Safety

(5 days ago) WEBThe Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit aimed at improving patient care, published grades for 21 Defense Health Agency facilities in its latest list.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/05/08/9-military-hospitals-receive-top-marks-patient-safety.html

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Military Exposures & Your Health - 2023 - Issue 11 - Public Health

(Just Now) WEBIn the fall of 2023, ACPM and WRIISC launched the promised and long-awaited Level 2 MEE Certification Program. This 10-module program, designed for practicing clinicians and taught by leading field experts, focuses on case-based learning of commonly reported military environmental exposures. It further advances the foundational knowledge …

https://publichealth.va.gov/PUBLICHEALTH/exposures/publications/military-exposures/meyh-11/index.asp

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CDC goes hard on military pets - STAT

(7 days ago) WEBYou’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/09/cdc-goes-hard-on-military-pets/

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