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BACKGROUND
DD Form 2796 - DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06 describes the post-deployment health activities. "The DD Form 2796 is required if a DD Form 2795 was required during the pre-deployment phase or per the decision of the COCOM commander, Service component commander, or commander exercising operational control if any health threats evolved or exposures (OEH or CBRN) occurred during the deployment that warrant medical assessment or follow-up." "Each individual who requires a DD Form 2796 must be scheduled for a face-to-face health assessment with a trained health care provider (physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, advanced practice nurse, independent duty corpsman, independent duty medical technician, or Special Forces medical sergeant) during in-theater medical out-processing or within 30 days after returning to home or processing station." The purpose of this screening is to review each service member's current health, mental health or psychosocial issues commonly associated with deployments, special medications taken during the deployment, possible deployment-related occupational/environmental exposures, and to discuss deployment-related health concerns. Positive responses require use of supplemental assessment tools and/or referrals for medical consultation. The provider will document concerns and referral needs and discuss resources available to help resolve any post-deployment issues.
The DD Form 2796 must be completed electronically or in web-enabled format following service-specific directives and using one of the following service-specific data systems: Army MEDPROS (Medical Protection System); Air Force PIMR (Preventive Health Assessment and Individual Medical Readiness) or AFCITA (Air Force Complete Immunization Tracking System) for AFRC; or Navy EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment). The data will be sent electronically through the service-specific data system to the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC). DD Form 2796 should be printed and placed in the individual's permanent medical record. In accordance with DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06, DD Form 2796 should be completed "as close to the redeployment date as possible, but not earlier than 30 days before the expected redeployment date and NLT 30 days after redeployment, and for Reserve Component members, before they are released from active duty."
The current version of the DD Form 2796, which is dated January 2008, replaces the previous version dated April 2003. The form was updated to enhance questions on physical and behavioral health and add questions on traumatic brain injury.
Serum Sample - As part of the redeployment process, when required, a serum sample will be obtained from each individual no later than 30 days after arrival at a demobilization site, home station, or in-patient medical treatment facility and forwarded to the DoD Serum Repository . Individuals must be informed if the post-deployment serum sample will be tested for HIV.
TB Screening - Personnel deploying to high TB threat areas require TB screening upon return in accordance with Service-specific policies.
Malaria Chemoprophylaxis - Personnel who have been taking malaria chemoprophylaxis during deployment must be evaluated for terminal malaria chemoprophylaxis upon return in accordance with Service-specific policies.
Re-Deployment Briefing - A Medical De-briefing on all significant heatlh events, exposures and concerns will be conducted ideally within 5 days prior to departure from theater, but may be conducted within 5 days of return to CONUS/home station.
Table of Contents. The following information has been assembled to provide guidance and assistance for implementing the PDHA Program.
Enhanced DD Form 2796
DD Form 2796 (Post-Deployment Health Assessment), Jan 08 (PDF) Updated! A PDF version of the form is provided here as a preview of the questions that are included on the form.
- Service members can only complete and submit the form by accessing and using their service-specific electronic data system. Information on how to complete the form is in each military service's PDHA implementation policy included in the PDHA Policies and Directives section below.
- Links to the service-specific sites where the Deployment Health Assessment forms can be completed are:
- Army - AKO Web site under Self Service under My Medical on the My Medical Readiness Page
- Navy/Marines - NEHC Global Electronic Deployment Health Assessment (EDHA) Guides Page
Guidance for Using DD Form 2796
Deployment Exposures for PDHA/PDHRA
- Deployment Exposures for PDHA/PDHRA Deployment-Related Exposures (DHCC Web Page created to provide information and assistance to healthcare providers and Service members regarding potential deployment-related exposures. It contains links to fact sheets, articles, Web pages and training materials. The information includes materials targeted to the deployment-related exposures listed on the DD Form 2796, Post-Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA) (Sep 07) (Questions 9a, 16, 19 and 20) and the DD Form 2900, Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) (Sep 07) (Questions 9a and10a).
PDHA Policies and Directives
DoD/Joint Forces
- ASD(HA) Memorandum, Implementation of Revised DD Forms 2796 and 2900, 24 Mar 08
- MCM 0028-07, Procedures for Deployment Health Surveillance, 2 Nov 07
- ASD(HA) Memorandum, Traumatic Brain Injury Questions for the Post-Deployment Health Assessment, 8 Mar 07
- DoDI 6200.05 Force Health Protection (FHP) Quality Assurance (QA) Program, 16 Feb 07
- DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06
- HA Policy 06-008, Policy for Pre- and Post-deployment Serum Collection, 14 Mar 06
- ASD(HA) Memorandum, Automation of Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessment Forms, 21 May 04
- HA Policy 04-001, Policy for Department of Defense Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program, 9 Jan 04
- ASD(HA) Memorandum, Tracking Post-Deployment Health Assessments, 1 May 03
- USD Memorandum, Enhanced Post-Deployment Health Assessments, 22 Apr 03 - (Canceled by DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06)
- ASD(HA) Memorandum, Updated Policy for Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples, 25 Oct 01
Army
- ALARACT 003/2009: Post-Deployment Audiograms, 3 Jan 09
- Army G1, Personnel Policy Guidance (PPG) for Contingency Operations in Support of GWOT
- Department of the Army, Warrior in Transition Unit (WITU) - RC Consolidated Guidance (Medical Holdover (MHO) Consolidated Guidance)
- OTSG Memorandum, Behavioral Health Evaluation and Support to Medically Evacuated Soldiers, 5 Jun 07
- DASG Memorandum, Deployed Medical Documentation Guidance/Reporting Requirements, 6 May 04, including Enclosure 1
- DASG Memorandum, Post Deployment Health, 12 Jun 03 (Coding Guidance) - Revised Coding Guidance
- MEDCOM Memorandum, Soldier Readiness Program (SRP) Roster Requirements and Procedures, 23 Feb 03
- ALARACT, Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments (P/PDHA), 28 Feb 02
- DASG Memorandum, Demobilization Guidance for all Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers Activated in Support of Contingencies, 20 Dec 02
- MEDCOM Memorandum, Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, 14 Jan 02
Air Force
- HQ USAF/SG3 Memorandum, Implementation of Revised DD Forms 2796 and 2900, 7 Mar 08
- HQ USAF/SGO Memorandum, Automation of Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessment Forms, 1 Oct 04
- AFI 10-403, Deployment Planning and Execution, 5 Aug 05
- CENTAF Memorandum, Policy for Documentation of Occupational and Environmental Conditions and Exposures, 10 Sep 03
- AETC Memorandum, Post-Deployment Medical Processing, 9 Sep 03
- HQ USAF/SG, Medical Procedures for Deployment Health Surveillance, 22 May 03
Navy/Marines
- OPNAVINST 6100.3, Deployment Health Assessment (DHA) Process, 12 Jan 09
- NAVADMIN 207-08, Deployment Health Assessment Policy and Process, 27 Jul 08
- NAVADMIN 299-06 Modification of NAVADMIN 142-03 Enhanced Post-Deployment Health Assessments, 26 Oct 06
- MARADMIN Message, Electronic Deployment Health Assessment, 11 Nov 05
- NMCPHC, EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment) Quick Reference Tri-Fold
- NMCPHC, Electronic Pre and Post Deployment Health Assessment Database, including Administrator and User Guides
- COMFLTFORCOM Message, Medical Guidance for Enhanced Post Deployment Health Assessment, 11 Mar 04
- NAVADMIN 142-03 Enhanced Post-Deployment Health Assessments, 29 May 03 (Canceled by NAVADMIN 207/08)
Coast Guard
Information on Other Required PDHA Screening (Serum sample, TB, Malaria)
Additional Screening Forms and Measures
Re-Deployment Briefing
Education and Training
- Healthcare Provider
- Service Member
- Army Battlemind Training (Battlemind Training was developed to aid Soldiers with the stresses and strains of initial entry, deployment, and returning home. The material can be used for Soldiers, Leaders, National Guard/Reserves, and families.)
- Air Force Landing Gear Program (Pre and Post Deployment Prevention Education) (Pre-Deployment education is designed to prepare Airmen to cope with traumatic events and Post-Deployment training is designed to facilitate smooth reentry into work/family life.)
- Navy Individual Augmentee Deployment Health Training (Pre- and post-deployment personal protection training)
PDHA Tracking Database (OPTIONAL USE BY MTFS)
PDHA Implementation Status
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, April 2009, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 16 No 4, Apr 09
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, February 2009, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 16 No 3, Mar 09
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2009, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 16 No 2, Feb 09
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, December 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 16 No 1, Jan 09
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, November 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 10, Dec 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, October 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 9, Nov 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, September 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No , Oct 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, August 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 7, Sep 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, July 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 6, Jul-Aug 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, May 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 5, Jun 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, April 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 4, May 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2003-February 2008, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 2, Feb/Mar 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2003-December 2007, AFHSC Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 15 No 1, Jan 08
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2003-November 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 14 No 8, Dec 07
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2003-October 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 14 No 7, Nov 07
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-September 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 14 No 6, Sep/Oct 07
- Update: Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-July 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 14 No 5, Aug 07
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-June 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 14 No 4, Jul 07
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-April 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 14 No 3, Jun 07
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-January 2007, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 13 No 2, Feb/Mar 07
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-December 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 13 No 1, Jan 07
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-November 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 9, Dec 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-October 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 8, Nov 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-September 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 7 page 24, Oct 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-August 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 6, Aug/Sep 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-June 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 5, Jul 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-May 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 4, May/Jun 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-April 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 3, Apr 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-March 2006, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 2, Mar 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-December 2005, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 12 No 1, Jan/Feb 06
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-October 2005, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 11 No 5, Dec 05
- Update: Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-August 2005, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 11 No 4, Jul/Aug 05
- Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-June 2005, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 11 No 3, May/Jun 05
- Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, January 2003-December 2004, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 11 No 2, Apr 05
- Update: Pre- and Post-deployment Health Assessments, US Armed Forces, Sep 02 - Dec 04, AMSA Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, Vol 11 No 1, Jan 05
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