Military Health System

Agent of SWAT: Staff Sgt. Cole "Firefly" Optera

Staff Sgt. Cole "Firefly" Optera is a lightning bug. He can communicate with other lightning bugs though a system of flashes. He protects gardens by feeding off larvae, snails, slugs and earthworms! The Special Winged Action Team, or SWAT, is our band of bug ambassadors who want to educate YOU about bugs during Bug Week!

Agent of SWAT: Senior Airman Polly Nater

Senior Airman Polly Nater is a lady bug. She can smell through her feet and antennae. She can help control garden pests like aphids. The Special Winged Action Team, or SWAT, is our band of bug ambassadors who want to educate YOU about bugs during Bug Week!

Health Surveillance Explorer

Questions and answers about the Health Surveillance Explorer

TRICARE Formulary

View questions and answers about the TRICARE Formulary.

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program FAQs

Confidential Mental Health Resources Available to Military Families

“Checking in on your mental health can be as easy as making an appointment with a mental health professional, such as a therapist or psychiatrist – and that can be done face to face or virtually,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anna Fedotova, mental health flight commander, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Mental Health Stigma Campaign Will Be New Hub of Hope

The Real Warriors Campaign expanding via partnership with the Defense Suicide Prevention Office.

Building DHA Network Took ‘Massive Amount of World-Class Engineering’

How do you take almost 400 military hospitals and clinics, over 398,000 users, half a million medical devices, and 9.5 million beneficiaries, from four different networks, and combine them into one sustainable system?

Transformed U.S. Army Pharmacy Readiness Training Course Enhances Force Sustainment for Future Combat Operations

U.S. Army pharmacists and pharmacy specialists from across the country traveled to Camp Bullis, Texas, this week to participate in a 40-hour deployment readiness course hosted by the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence. The course is designed to prepare personnel to provide efficient pharmaceutical in an austere, multi-domain, large-scale operating environment.

De Identification Plan Template May 2023

Use this updated template to provide the de-identification process to be used for your project. The plan should show how MHS sensitive data elements (or quasi-identifiers) will be de-identified as well as how the 18 HIPAA identifiers will be handled.

DHA DRT Quick Reference Guide

Revised DSA Form - DSA Data Requests Templates Quick Reference Guide

Good Sleep is Key to Heart Health

How regularly you sleep, not just the length of sleep, has a connection to your heart health.

Armed Forces Wellness Centers Help All to Improve Lifestyle, Health Outcomes

Maintaining fitness is often a challenge for service members and their families, but COVID-19 wreaked havoc with fitness routines. The Defense Health Agency would like to get people back on track. The Armed Forces Wellness Center is a key to ensuring better health to all who use it.

Navy Expeditionary Medical Unit Rotations Provide Ongoing Support in the Middle East

The 30-member team conducted enhanced shore-based activities at Erbil Air Base in Iraq, where they provided life, limb, and eyesight-saving care to the U.S. armed forces, Department of Defense, civilian contractors, and multi-national coalition forces. They also provided critical support to facilities in the Eastern Syria Security Area.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Announces Brandon Act Policy

Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, announces new DOD policy as a result of the Brandon Act. This policy makes it easier for service members to reach out for mental health services.