Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante, MHS Communications

How vision and hearing contribute to service members’ readiness

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5/26/2021

Military personnel preparing for night vision training

Hearing and sight are the two dominant human senses, both primordial for military service members’ readiness, health, and mission success.

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Stress relief is an important element to mental health

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5/24/2021

Military personnel playing with a therapy dog

For Mental Health Awareness Month, we learn how service members relieves their stress.

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Reducing the stigma and encouraging mental health care in the military

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5/18/2021

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A mental health expert talks about the importance of reducing stigma by changing our vernacular to change the culture.

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Signs and symptoms of a stroke, and what to do about them

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5/18/2021

For Stroke Awareness Month, we highlight some of the most important facts about strokes in men and women.

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Teamwork, adaptability, service – MTFs shine during COVID-19 pandemic

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5/14/2021

MHS readiness was put to the test at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in early 2020.

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DHA, HA leaders discuss MHS Transformation at AHA panel

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5/6/2021

Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ronald Place and Dr. Terry Adirim discussed MHS Transformation, MHS GENESIS, and highlighted the DHA’s response to COVID-19 in a virtual roundtable hosted April 12 by the American Hospital Association.

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Nurses Week 2021: Nurses continue to advance the MHS mission

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5/5/2021

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The Military Health System honors the commitment, dedication and contributions of the nursing profession during National Nurses Week May 6-12.

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NICoE at forefront of traumatic brain injury research and treatment

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5/3/2021

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence is dedicated to treating and researching TBI injuries with the aim of getting patients back to maximum function.

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Ten ways parents can help kids make good nutritional choices

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4/27/2021

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Nutrition is a key element of Total Force Fitness, but it’s just as important to encourage kids to make smart nutritional choices.

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DHA’s immunization health care specialists support vaccine rollout

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4/26/2021

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The Defense Health Agency’s Immunization Health Care Division specialists were instrumental in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccines to Department of Defense military medical treatment facilities around the world.

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Articles by Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante, MHS Communications

How vision and hearing contribute to service members’ readiness

Stress relief is an important element to mental health

Reducing the stigma and encouraging mental health care in the military

Signs and symptoms of a stroke, and what to do about them

Teamwork, adaptability, service – MTFs shine during COVID-19 pandemic

DHA, HA leaders discuss MHS Transformation at AHA panel

Nurses Week 2021: Nurses continue to advance the MHS mission

NICoE at forefront of traumatic brain injury research and treatment

Ten ways parents can help kids make good nutritional choices

DHA’s immunization health care specialists support vaccine rollout

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