Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center launched a health promotion and wellness campaign during a ceremony aboard the USS Bataan.

"Health does not occur in the doctor's office," U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Adm. Regina Benjamin said at the ceremony. "It happens where we live and where we play."

Joining Benjamin to kick off the campaign were Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Clinical and Program Policy and Chief Medical Officer of the TRICARE Management Activity, Dr. Warren Lockette, and U.S. Navy Deputy Surgeon General, Rear. Adm. Michael Mittelman.
 
The campaign aligns with the National Prevention Strategy, published in June 2011, which presented a vision, goals, recommendations, and action items to reduce preventable death, disease, and disability in the U.S.

To access and download campaign materials, visit the Healthy Living page on the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center website.

Read the complete article on Navy.mil.

For more information about healthy living visit the Department of Defense campaign, Operation Live Well.