To maintain respiratory disease surveillance to monitor trends and provide information for action to contribute to force health protection, national security, and global public health.

The Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems was chartered to transform the delivery of healthcare and advance data sharing through a modernized electronic health record for service members, Veterans, and their families.

Public Health supports the move from a health care system to a system of health by focusing on the prevention of disease, disability, and death in garrison and while deployed.

The words we choose to describe mental disorders and substance use disorders have real and measurable impact on both the individuals who are struggling with these conditions, and the rest of society.

Low-level blast is defined as blast generated from firing heavy weapon systems or explosives in combat or training environments. Exposure to low-level blast does not typically result in a clinically diagnosable concussion/mild traumatic brain injury. However, it’s important to be able to identify the possible impact of exposure on brain health and ...

In the military, alcohol misuse can impact mission readiness and productivity, as well as service members’ physical and mental health. The Department of Defense (DoD) regularly tracks alcohol use in the military. Findings from the 2018 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel indicated that 34 percent of ...

Combat and Operational Stress Control efforts seek to minimize the impact of stress on service members’ physical, psychological, behavioral, and social health as early as possible in order to promote mission readiness, increase individual and unit resilience, and enhance mission performance. Each service has a COSC program to prevent, identify and ...

The Reserve Health Readiness Program (RHRP) is a Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency program. The program is designed to supplement the Reserve Components’ readiness mission by providing Periodic Health Assessment (PHA), Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA), and other Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) services that satisfy key ...

Psychological Fitness is your ability to integrate and improve cognitive, emotional, and behavioral practices.

Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) in the Department of Defense (DOD) aims to better address mental/physical health of service members, family members, and retirees by increasing access to behavioral health services, identifying mental health problems early, reducing stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment/support and reducing costs ...

The National Capital Region (NCR) Market developed this digital toolkit to communicate with active duty service members and eligible beneficiaries about the availability of the NCR Patient Guidebook. The NCR Market Patient Guidebook will assist with navigating the NCR Market integrated network of care. The toolkit provides information and resources to ...

Being a TRICARE provider means that you're treating America's heroes – the people making sacrifices to keep America strong and safe. On behalf of the Department of Defense, the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families, as well as our retired families, we want to thank you for your desire to become a TRICARE provider. Becoming a TRICARE ...

Military hospitals and clinics are the core of the Military Health System. They are located on military installations around the world. Military hospitals and clinics are also referred to as direct care, military treatment facilities or MTFs.

The Department of Defense (DOD) recognizes that global health and security are linked, and our global health engagement (GHE) efforts address the intersection of these concerns. In addition to ensuring force health protection and medical readiness, DOD GHE efforts also address other DOD and U.S. government (USG) priorities. These include enhancing ...

The Department of Defense, Military Services, and collaborating organizations mark Warrior Care Month in November by highlighting the strength and resilience – physically, mentally, and spiritually – of our wounded, ill, and injured service members and their families and caregivers. This toolkit contains key messages for communicators along with ...