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DHA Public Health Launches MilTICK SURE Path: Surveillance for Understudied, Rare Emerging Pathogens
The MilTICK program is expanding its disease surveillance to include deadly emerging pathogens. MilTICK SURE Path is a critical tool for defense public health entomology and public health officials in tracking emerging disease threats.
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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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This report documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of hospitalization among active component members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps in 2023. Prolonged hospitalizations, after care, and early attrition due to common disorders can diminish not merely individual but unit operational readiness. Summaries are based on standardized hospitalization records at U.S. military and non-military (reimbursed through the Military Health System) medical facilities worldwide that are routinely maintained in the Defense Medical Surveillance System.
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MSMR’s annual burden of disease reports are designed to provide accurate estimations of the general health status of U.S. military personnel, for prioritization of effective interventions with measurable impacts on force readiness. In these reports, diagnoses are grouped to inform our readership of the major factors and variables each year affecting health care provision within the Military Health System. Although burden of disease within a health care system can be classified into several categories, the majority of the disease burden globally comes from non-communicable diseases, with communicable diseases the second-most prevalent, followed by maternal, neonatal and nutritional diseases, and subsequently injuries.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Pinal County, Arizona, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 9, 2024, due to Simmons Fire.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 3 additional Iowa counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 1, 2024, due to storm damage.
Leaders from the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs came together for a first-of-its-kind joint-planning summit to identify mutually beneficial resource-sharing opportunities to improve healthcare for both Veterans and DOD beneficiaries in North Carolina and Virginia.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Lincoln County, New Mexico, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 8, 2024, due to the Blue 2 Fire.
What you need to hear about the expanded hearing protection fit testing requirement.
When World War II began, Japanese Americans like James Kazuo Okubo weren't allowed to join the fight because of fears that were stoked by the Pearl Harbor attacks. When that finally changed, Okubo enlisted in the Army to prove his meddle as a medic. He was part of one of the most storied regiments in U.S. history and years after his death, received the Medal of Honor for his heroics.
Medical Readiness Command, West held its Best Leader, Best Squad competition May 13-17. This year, MRC - W teamed up with the Medical Center of Excellence to hold the first consolidated competition where the participants could also earn their Expert Field Medical Badge and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.
Dr. Lolita O’Donnell’s military nursing roots took hold more than three decades ago, and although no longer a military nurse, those ideals still influence her duties as the DHA’s Education and Training Directorate’s chief of Executive Skills, Continuing Education & Libraries, and director of the Continuing Education Program Office.
By being physically fit, airmen, Guardians, Marines, sailors, and soldiers ensure they are physically ready to meet the demands of their job duties. Being in shape can also reduce the risk of developing many chronic illnesses and even shows improved mental health.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Cooke County, Texas, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 5, 2024, due to severe weather.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Jackson County, Oklahoma, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 5, 2024, due to tornado damage.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Cooke County, Texas, may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 5, 2024, due to tornado damage.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 10 additional Iowa counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through June 1, 2024, due to storm damage.
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