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Clinical Communities Speaker Series, "Clinical Updates to Optimize Patient Outcomes in Primary Care"

Calendar Event
6/6/2023

This event will explore the evidence-based practices in primary care through educational content created by military and civilian subject matter experts specializing in bioethics, research, healthcare, and academia

Nursing in the Military Health System

Spotlight
6/6/2023
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Nurses across the Military Health System are making a difference. They serve in leading roles to maintain military health and readiness and help make transformative changes in military medicine.

Virtual Medical Center Awarded for Ground-Breaking Technologies

Article Around MHS
6/6/2023
Zekelia Rembert and Anna Moore, virtual health nurse care coordinators, coordinate virtual health projects and outline participating military hospitals and clinics at the Virtual Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on May 16, 2019. Virtual health nurse care coordinators train nurses at varying military hospitals and clinics while providing each nurse with 3.5 hours of continued education. Moore created the program. (Photo by Jason W. Edwards, U.S. Army)

The Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center will be recognized for four groundbreaking programs at the 2023 FORUM Information Technology Innovation Awards on June 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Bug Week

Calendar Event
6/5/2023

This summer, we're celebrating Bug Week from June 10 through 17 to educate you about bug-borne illnesses you may encounter at home and at forward-deployed operational sites. Mark your calendars! We ANT-icipate a really great time!!!

Mental Health is Health

Spotlight
6/5/2023
Mental Health is Health

The Military Health System has many resources available to help service members, families, or veterans who are struggling with mental health challenges.

U.S. Space Force Details Holistic Health Approach, Continuous Fitness Assessment Study

Article Around MHS
6/5/2023
The U.S. Space Force becomes the first service component to use wearables to keep track of their Guardians fitness and other measures of readiness, with the introduction of the holistic health approach. (Graphic by U.S. Space Force)

The U.S. Space Force is implementing a holistic health approach for uniformed Guardians, including a voluntary two-year continuous fitness assessment study to assess and validate a new fitness concept using wearable devices for the service.

Bed Bug Awareness Week: Lunch and Learn

Calendar Event
6/2/2023

Dr. Maria A Gonzales-Morales, Entomologist, DCPH-A, will discuss how to approach bed bug infestations, alleviate the social stigma associated with them and raise awareness of the hardest pest to eradicate in the US.

New FDA Guidance for Long-standing Deferral; HIV Changes

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6/2/2023
New FDA Guidance for Long-standing Deferral; HIV Changes

The Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidance on blood donations, removing some long-standing deferrals. In addition to this, the FDA is also considering moving towards an individualized risk-based approach when deciding donor eligibility. These changes are related to HIV medications and those at risk for contracting HIV. (credit: Swati Agani)

New FDA Guidance for Long-standing Deferral; HIV Changes

Article
6/2/2023
New FDA Guidance for Long-standing Deferral; HIV Changes

The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance on blood donations, removing some long-standing deferrals. In addition to this, the FDA is also considering moving towards an individualized risk-based approach when deciding donor eligibility. These changes are related to HIV medications and those at risk for contracting HIV.

Operationalizing Army Medicine in the Pacific

Article Around MHS
6/2/2023
U.S. Army Maj. Nekkeya McGee, a clinical operations blood operations consultant with the 18th Medical Command, discusses medical logistics with a Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition 2023 attendee in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 16, 2023. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes)

More than 2,000 senior U.S. Army leaders, military allies and partners, government representatives, and industry partners participated in the Association of the United States Army’s Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition 2023. A major theme was operationalizing the National Defense Strategy.

Kids Talk Medicine / Chikungunya

Video
6/1/2023
Kids Talk Medicine / Chikungunya

Once you learn how to say CHIKUNGUNYA, take a minute to learn what it is!

Preparing your Pet for a Permanent Change of Station Move

Article Around MHS
6/1/2023
Dr. (Maj.) Meghan Louis, Director of Veterinary Services at Public Health Command-Pacific, greets chocolate lab Sadie, prior to her appointment at Fort Shafter Veterinary Treatment Facility. (Photo by Kathryne Gest, U.S. Army Pacific Public Health Command)

U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Meghan Louis, Director of Veterinary Services at Public Health Command-Pacific, explains how U.S. Army veterinarians are critical in providing the necessary documents for travel and are committed to providing expert advice, based on scientific knowledge, on animal health and welfare when it comes to traveling with pets.

Solution Delivery Division Annual Report 2022

Report
6/1/2023

Solution Delivery Division 2022: A Year in Review

Bed Bugs are Coming!

Infographic
6/1/2023
Bed bugs are coming and this hitchhiker wants your blood!

Bed bugs are coming and this hitchhiker wants your blood!

Agent of SWAT: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeri Strider

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6/1/2023
Agent of SWAT: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeri Strider

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeri Strider is a water strider. She has water repellent legs that allow her to walk on water. Water striders prey on mosquito larvae, helping those pesky mosquitos stay away. The Special Winged Action Team, or SWAT, is our band of bug ambassadors who want to educate YOU about bugs during Bug Week!

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