Deployment & Environmental Health - Public Health Command

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Deployment & Environmental Health

The Army Institute of Public Health provides services and information pertinent to maintaining and improving environmental health on installations and in deployment locations. These services include information on environmental quality to include air quality, water quality, solid waste, medical waste, and operational noise hazards; field preventive medicine; environmental medicine; environmental surveillance and data archiving; health risk assessment; threat assessment; entomology and pest management, and health risk communication.

For assistance or for any questions, preventive medicine assets in the field should contact the Deployment Environmental Surveillance Program.

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Air Quality

Air quality is a broad discipline that covers both health effects and pollution prevention. The USAPHC has an experienced and dedicated staff of air quality management professionals to provide a comprehensive set of services to meet the requirements of your air quality management goals.... (more)

Entomology and Pest Management

Information on protecting the Soldier from the health threat posed by vector-borne disease and medically important pests and to minimize the adverse effects of pesticides.... (more)

Environmental Medicine

Evaluation of the relationship between exposures to environmental contaminants and chemical releases to short-term and long-term health effects including medical and epidemiological analyses. Exposure data, clinical health outcome and toxicological data are all considered. USAPHC has conducted these services for deployment and garrison exposure and incident concerns. Since the results are often ... (more)

Field Preventive Medicine

Information for field preventive medicine units on countering environmental, occupational and disease health threats. ... (more)

Groundwater

Information on identifying and evaluating the impact of known or potential releases of hazardous constituents to the soil or groundwater and the evaluation of solid waste management practices and facilities. Contact Information ... (more)

Health Risk Assessment, Surveillance & Management

Information on environmental health risk assessment, environmental surveillance and surveillance data management, global threat assessment, technical risk communication and studies, and health education programs. Information is also included on the DoD and U.S. Army liaisons with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).... (more)

Health Risk Communication

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Operational Noise

Information on assessing and managing noise impacts generated by military operations. Services include noise modeling, on-site noise monitoring, Operational Noise Management Plan development, NEPA support and consultative services. Related programs and contacts Operational Noise Program... (more)

Surface Water & Wastewater

Providing consultative expertise to DOD and Army installations worldwide regarding surface water and wastewater at fixed and field activities. A comprehensive staff of engineers, biologists, geohydrologists, and technicians work together to provide timely and quality environmental health support while focusing on customer satisfaction. Our mission is to preserve the quality of the nation's w... (more)

Waste Management

Protecting the total force from the health threats posed by hazardous and medical materials and waste; minimizing the risk of adverse affects from improper waste management; while promoting sustainability for the Army in the 21st century. ... (more)