The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division plays a critical role in force health protection. As the central epidemiologic resource for the U.S. Armed Forces, AFHSD conducts medical surveillance to protect all those who serve our nation in uniform and allies who are critical to our national security interests.

Resources about Sexual Assault.

TBICoE supports a network of military hospitals and clinics with traumatic brain injury research initiatives, including gap-driven analyses and congressionally directed programs such as the Section 721 Longitudinal Study of TBI and Section 734 investigation into the effects of blast exposure on Warfighter Brain Health and Performance.

Learn more about the Freedom of Information Act at DHA and how the DHA Freedom of Information Service Center has principal authority to ensure HA, DHA, and its Components (Military Medical Support Office, Pharmacoeconomic Center, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) are in full compliance with the requirements of the FOIA.

The Warfighter Brain Health Initiative focuses on cognitive and physical performance, identification of known and emerging brain threats in military environments, and methods to immediately detect and treat brain injury. This page describes a number of emerging brain health threats.

Joint Medical Operations Course-Basic is a five-day course that provides training in joint and combined operational and medical planning that will span the operational environment from point of injury/illness to the appropriate capability of care across the full spectrum of military operations.

The Hearing Center of Excellence, or HCE, fosters and promotes the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, rehabilitation, and research of hearing loss and auditory injury. The goal is to reduce the tangible and intangible costs of hearing loss and auditory injuries among U.S. military personnel and Veterans. HCE works with the Department of ...

DHA guidance and resources for integrated primary harm prevention and intervention.

Provides PHEOs and MEMs with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure that the DOD is ready to respond to public health emergencies and assist civilian and host nation authorities when called upon.

The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a peer-reviewed journal launched in 1995, is the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division's flagship publication. The MSMR provides monthly evidence-based estimates of the incidence, distribution, impact, and trends of health-related conditions among service members.

The Defense Health Agency recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month 2023 throughout the month of May. MHAM is an annual themed event which builds awareness and educates the public on various mental health issues including access to care whether it be clinical or outside the clinical environment.

EACE's Global Health Engagement Division serves to build relationships with applicable national and international entities to maintain clinical readiness, enhance education, develop research partners and support efforts related to traumatic extremity injuries and amputations.

This page provides the social media policy for the Military Health System and TRICARE organizational and individual social media pages.

Immunization Tracking Systems (ITS)

PHCoE Suicide Risk Military service members’ lives are generally very different from the lives of civilians. Service members are subject to frequent relocations, overseas deployments, and stressful experiences related to combat and significant time away from their families. The Department of Defense and its partners continue to examine how various ...