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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Audiology Awareness Month (Healthy Ears)

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9/18/2023
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Service members can prevent hearing loss by wearing protective gear like earplugs, noise muffs, noise-attenuating helmets, and other devices. Check with your Hearing Conservation Program manager or audiologist about which protective device is best for your job and environment. For more about HPDs visit: hearing.health.mil/Prevention/Hearing-Protection-Devices #AudiologyAwarenessMonth #Hear4Life

Empowering Mental Health Support for USU Students: the "IfYou'reReadingThis" Initiative

Article Around MHS
9/18/2023
USU students wrote messages of support during the annual USU Connections Fair as a part of the "IfYou'reReadingThis at USU" mental health support initiative. (Courtesy Photo)

"IfYou'reReadingThis" at USU is an initiative at the Uniformed Services University that collects personal letters to help medical students navigate the challenges of their education, fostering a community of support and promoting mental health and wellness.

Soldier Helps Save Life of Suicide Attempt Victim

Article Around MHS
9/18/2023
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ta’ Quesha S. Abson, an instructor in the Practical Nurse Course Phase II at Walter Reed, was recently recognized for helping to save the life of a suicide-attempt victim while she was on temporary duty assignment at Fort Liberty, North Carolina in August. (Courtesy Photo)

August 8 began like most days for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ta’ Quesha S. Abson as she headed to work to fulfill her military duties. But as fate would have it, the day was far from usual for her. It would be the day that her actions helped save a life.

Defense Health Agency Remembers 9/11 Through Pentagon Doctor

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9/15/2023
Defense Health Agency Remembers 9/11 Through Pentagon Doctor

The Defense Health Agency marked the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 with a remembrance ceremony at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2023.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Rhode Island due to Hurricane Lee

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9/15/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Rhode Island due to Hurricane Lee

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Rhode Island may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 24, 2023, due to Hurricane Lee.

Health Affairs Secretary Visits San Diego Facilities Discusses Importance of Readiness Quality Health Care

Article Around MHS
9/15/2023
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 14, 2023) Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, is briefed on Naval Medical Center San Diego's (NMCSD) Bioskills and Simulation Training Center's (BSTC) capabilities by Capt. Cory Gaconnet, BSTC department head. The BSTC offers medical students, nurses, interns, residents and hospital clinical staff the opportunity to train in a virtual patient care environment using simulated patients and sophisticated technology. The center contains overhead cameras that tape the medical team's actions, so leaders can provide feedback after the simulated training. The BSTC plays a key role in maintaining patient safety and ensuring the operational readiness of all hospital staff. The mission of NMCSD is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality health care services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active-duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.  (Photo: Marcelo Calero)

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, visited the Defense Health Agency’s San Diego Market from Sept. 13-14, touring research and medical facilities and meeting with staff to discuss the unique challenges facing Southern California’s medical treatment facilities.

Preventing Suicide Through Social Connectedness

Article Around MHS
9/15/2023
Suicide is a significant public health issue that impacts individuals, families, communities and society at large. Many risk and protective factors play an integral role in the prevention of suicide, including social connectedness, which occurs when people or groups are engaged in relationships that create a sense of belonging and being cared for, valued and supported. (Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen graphic illustration by Jason Embrey)

Suicide is a significant public health issue that impacts individuals, families, communities and society at large. The issue is also tied to what the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vevek Murthy, called an “Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation” in a May health advisory that calls for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection.

Popular Air Force Research Laboratory Invention Supports Joint Military Needs with Mobile Medical Documentation

Article Around MHS
9/15/2023
U.S. airmen assigned to the 354th and 673rd Medical Group use the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit tool during a capabilities-based assessment at the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Sept. 14, 2021. The mobile medical tool, developed by U.S. Air Force laboratory researchers, was selected as the joint integrated electronic health record for point-of-injury and en route care by Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

A mobile medical documentation tool developed by U.S. Air Force Laboratory researchers was selected as the joint integrated electronic health record for point-of-injury and en route care by the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems.

Future Leaders at Cadet Summer Training Donate Blood with ASBP this Summer

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9/14/2023
Future Leaders at Cadet Summer Training Donate Blood with ASBP this Summer

More than 3,500 Reserve officer training corps cadets from around the nation, all attending Cadet Summer Training, helped save thousands of lives from June 26 to Aug. 15, 2023, by donating blood with the Armed Services Blood Program in a series of drives at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The ASBP has held blood drives during CST for over a decade.

Future Leaders at Cadet Summer Training Donate Blood with ASBP this Summer

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9/14/2023
Future Leaders at Cadet Summer Training Donate Blood with ASBP this Summer

More than 3,500 Reserve Officer Training corps cadets from around the U.S., all attending Cadet Summer Training, helped save thousands of lives from June 26 to Aug. 15, 2023, by donating blood with the Armed Services Blood Program in a series of drives at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The ASBP has held blood drives during CST for over a decade.

Syphilis, STIs growing threat to U.S. Armed Forces

Article Around MHS
9/14/2023
Reported rates of syphilis among active duty service members have increased by 40 percent from 2020 to 2022 and doubled from 2014 levels. Department of Defense public health experts say this is an individual and public health issue that also impacts mission readiness. (Graphic: Jessica Saval, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen)

Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are continuing to spread in the United States–affecting millions of men and women of all racial and ethnic groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the continuing rise of these sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, as an epidemic that is not slowing down.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Two Counties in Massachusetts due to Flooding

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9/14/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Two Counties in Massachusetts due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in two counties in Massachusetts may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 23, 2023, due to flooding.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Baltimore County, Maryland due to Flooding

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9/13/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Baltimore County, Maryland due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries Baltimore County, Maryland may receive emergency prescription refills now through Sept. 23, 2023, due to flooding.

The FEHRM Expands the Joint Health Information Exchange

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9/13/2023
The FEHRM Expands the Joint Health Information Exchange

In August 2023, the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office expanded its joint health information exchange to include participation in Carequality, a framework enabling health data sharing between and among networks.

International Red Cross Medal Awarded to Team Yokota Nurse

Article Around MHS
9/13/2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandi Branch, 374th Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic flight commander, is one of 37 people from 22 countries that received the Florence Nightingale Medal from the International Red Cross, the highest recognition of distinctive medical service a nurse can be awarded, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2023. Branch was recognized for her efforts in Afghanistan working with the Red Crescent, a Red Cross affiliate, and for her efforts in medical education. (Graphic: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandi Branch, 374th Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic flight commander, is one of only 37 people from 22 countries that received the Florence Nightingale Medal this year from the International Red Cross—the highest recognition of medical service a nurse can be awarded for extraordinary courage, devotion, service, and spirit to care for those in need.

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