A Commitment to Healthy Lifestyles

Today’s military requires service members to be perpetually ready for whatever challenges may come their way. Leading a healthy lifestyle, physically, mentally, socially and spiritually, plays an important role in the overall preparedness of our nation’s warriors. In addition to a fit, healthy and protected force MHS is dedicated to the health and resilience of individuals and families throughout the military community. Check us out this month as we provide health tips, introduce you to new initiatives, talk about ongoing issues and share resources to keep you informed and healthy.

Resources Across the MHS and Its Partners
MHS Organizations

TRICARE - Healthy Choices for Life - Learn about TRICARE’s campaigns to reduce alcohol and tobacco use and achieve a healthy weight. TRICARE also covers a variety of preventative and screening procedures that can keep you healthy. Click here for more resources from TRICARE to "Get Fit"

Force Health Protection and Readiness -Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library -This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information. Within this library you'll find access to fact sheets, guides, and other products on a wide variety of topics published by the services and organizations that serve you. You'll also find additional web links to other organizations and resources devoted to the health and well-being of the Service member and their family.

Support for a Healthy Lifestyle

	After Deployment - After-deployment’s mission is to help service members and their families manage the challenges that are often faced following a deployment. You can find information and self-guided solutions for dealing with post-traumatic stress and war memories; conflict at work; depression; anger; sleep problems; alcohol and drug abuse; stress; relationship problems; kids and deployment; spiritual guidance and fitness; living with physical injuries; and health and wellness.
	Air Force Crossroads - The official community website of the Air Force. Includes stress management and suicide prevention resources
	Army Well-Being - Assisting Soldiers, Army Wives, Families, Wounded Warriors and Survivors by providing resources and information to maintain healthy well-being
	Fit For Duty - This podcast series takes viewers through a high-energy 30-minute, resistance, Pilates, and high-energy cardiovascular workouts, led by service members with expertise in fitness training.
	Hooah4Health - The U.S. Army's health promotion and wellness web site.
	Institute of Internal Medicine - Committee on Military Nutrition Research - This web site offers dozens of resources on proper nutrition for members of the military. Several of those resources indicate the nutrition levels needed to achieve peak mental and physical performance.
	Military OneSource -Provided by the Department of Defense for active-duty, Guard, and Reserve service members and their families this resource is free and available by phone or online. The service provides counseling and other resources like CDs, booklets, and DVDs that promote healthy lifestyles.
	Military.com’s Fitness Center Fundamentals of Nutrition - A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy provides the fundamentals of proper nutrition. Foods for Fitness - Check out the foods provide the best sources of protein and other nutrients.
	Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center - Healthy Living - The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) is the Navy and Marine Corps center for public health services. The site has a host of resources to encourage healthy living.
	Quit Tobacco. Make Everyone Proud- Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, this resource helps service members learn more about tobacco , develop a personalized plan for quitting, create a personal or public blog, and communicate privately with a live counselor.
	That Guy - This multi-media campaign uses online and offline communication to promote healthy drinking behaviors among young servicemen.
	Wounded Warrior Resource Center Website - Learn more about health concerns and conditions that are prevalent among servicemembers. This website also gives information on military facilities, health care services and benefits available to support wounded service members and their families

More information

	Disabilityinfo.gov - Read tips for achieving and maintaining better physical and mental health.
	Center for Disease Control and Prevention Resources for healthy living from the CDC Are you at a healthy weight? Want to learn a few tips for a healthier lifestyle?
	Nutrition.gov (USDA): Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers.
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Resources for maintaining a healthly lifestyle.
	Alliance for a Healthier Generation - The American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation joined forces in May of 2005 to create a healthier generation by addressing one of the nation's leading public health threats -- childhood obesity. Along with our co-leader Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, the Alliance works to positively affect the places that can make a difference to a child's health: homes, schools, restaurants, doctor's offices and communities.