May
14
Jun
12
Honoring the Practice of Nursing is the Focus of National Nurses Week
Nurses make a difference—every day, anytime, anywhere, always—is the message from the Defense Health Agency as National Nurses Week is celebrated, May 6-12, 2024. Around the Military Health System, nurses provide essential, person-centered care that keeps our military communities healthy. Military and civilian nurses make a difference through their essential contributions to the DHA mission of improving health and building readiness.
This website has recently undergone changes. Users finding unexpected concerns may care to clear their browser's cache to ensure a seamless experience.
If you're having trouble finding what you're looking for, consider using fewer words in your search criteria. Results are limited to content that matches all terms in the search field.
We found - potentially matching ""
Advanced Search Options
COVID-19 Stay at Home Graphic
Analogous Colors Graphic
Wear Red Day Graphic
Broken Heart Syndrome Graphic
Women's Health Week Graphic
Nurses Week Graphic
Military Health System personnel share what works for them to relieve stress and maintain their mental health.
Recommended Content:
The Military Health System offers the Advanced Virtual Support for Operational Forces program, or ADVISOR, for remote military medical professionals.
Pfizer vaccine now authorized for children 12 and older.
Optimal vision and hearing are key elements to military readiness. Army Pfc. Damien Terrell, assigned to Viper Company, 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, prepares for night vision training at Grand Bara, Djibouti (Photo by: Air Force Tech Sgt. Amy Picard).
Hearing and sight are the two dominant human senses, both primordial for military service members’ readiness, health, and mission success.
Dear Doc: It seems like every time I go to the commissary, my daughter, 6, and son, 7, tend to gravitate toward the sugary cereals and frozen pizzas, and always want candy bars and sodas at the checkout. As far as I know, and as has been proven by their regularly scheduled check-ups, they are both in great health. The mother in me wants to give them what they want, but the former college athlete and current fitness freak in me is afraid that this might become a problem. For me, eating healthy has become a normal part of my life, and I've come to enjoy things that are healthy and taste good. Aside from tricking them, what can I do to get my kids to eat (and enjoy) more healthy foods? — Fitness Freaking Out
Senior enlisted medical leaders from the Defense Health Agency hosts their first joint panel session May 6 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, taking questions and hearing concerns from the troops in the field (Photo by: Bernard S. Little, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center).
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shelita Taylor, command sergeant major of the 400th Military Police Battalion, dons and clears her gas mask during a team-building ruck march held by the 200th Military Police Command (Photo by: Army Reserve Master Sgt. Michel Sauret).
The MHS Service Helpdesk provides the DHA the ability to simplify and automate processes across IT disciplines using a single user interface (Screenshot courtesy of Defense Health Agency Strategic Communication Division).
The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of non-U.S. Government sites or the information, products, or services contained therein. Although the Defense Health Agency may or may not use these sites as additional distribution channels for Department of Defense information, it does not exercise editorial control over all of the information that you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this website.