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September 07, 2016 4:56 PM

Author: Donna Cowan is a writer under contract with the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2).

Americans are living longer and healthier lives; studies predict that by the middle of this century, newborns in America will have a life...

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healthy aging, aging well, dealing with change

Five Ways to Beat the Back-to-School Blues

August 31, 2016 4:06 PM

Author: Dr. Cindy Alexander is a licensed clinical psychologist at the National Center for Telehealth & Technology.

It’s hard to believe that Labor Day is around the corner, summer is winding down and school has already started in some areas. The summer weather is still holding, but the days are...

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back to school, new school, fear of school, military kids, anxiety about school, new kid in school, setting goals, rewarding achievement

Military Spouses and Kids: Staying Resilient Under Pressure

August 24, 2016 9:00 AM

Author: Donna Cowan is a writer under contract with the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2).

As a military spouse, you have a lot on your plate – and if you’re also a parent, you have to balance those challenges with the needs of your children. It’s a tall order, and you often have to...

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Five Steps to Taking Charge of Your Health

August 17, 2016 11:38 AM

Author: Dr. Rebecca Fraynt is a licensed clinical psychologist at the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2).

A few months ago, my husband came down with a nasty case of pneumonia. He needed chest X-rays, took some rather unpleasant antibiotics, and we had to reschedule a...

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health, lifestyle

Fitness Means Taking Care of Your Body and Mind

August 10, 2016 10:16 AM

Author: Donna Cowan is a writer under contract with the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2).

Service members are expected to be in good physical condition – it’s just part of doing the job. You even complete fitness tests and other check-ins to ensure that you are taking care of your body...

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Real Warriors www.realwarriors.net The Real Warriors Campaign is an initiative launched by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) to promote the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery and supporting reintegration of returning service members, veterans and their families.	Brainline Military www.brainlinemilitary.org Living with traumatic brain injury (TBI): help for service members, veterans, national guard, reserve, and families.	My HealtheVet www.myhealth.va.gov My HealtheVet is the VA's Personal Health Record. It was designed for Veterans, active duty Servicemembers, their dependents and caregivers. My HealtheVet helps you partner with your health care team. It provides you opportunities and tools to make informed decisions.	National Center for PTSD www.ptsd.va.gov The National Center for PTSD is a center of excellence for research and education on the prevention, understanding, and treatment of PTSD. The center has seven divisions across the country.	Defense Centers of Excellence www.dcoe.mil The National Center for PTSD is a center of excellence for research and education on the prevention, understanding, and treatment of PTSD. The center has seven divisions across the country.	National Center for Telehealth and Technology t2health.dcoe.mil The National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) researches, develops, evaluates, and deploys new and existing technologies for Psychological Health (PH) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) across the Department of Defense (DoD). T2 is a component center of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.	Deployment Health Clinical Center www.pdhealth.mil The Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) aims to improve deployment-related health by providing caring assistance and medical advocacy for military personnel and families with deployment-related health concerns. DHCC serves as a catalyst and resource center for the continuous improvement of deployment-related healthcare across the military healthcare system and the Center is a component of the Defense Center of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.	Center for Deployment Psychology deploymentpsych.org The Center for Deployment Psychology aims to promote the education of psychologists and other behavioral health specialists about issues pertaining to the deployment of military personnel. The CDP is a tri-service center funded by Congress to train military and civilian psychologists, psychology interns/residents, and other behavioral health professionals to provide high quality deployment-related behavioral health services to military personnel and their families.	Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress www.centerforthestudyoftraumaticstress.org The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) is dedicated to advancing trauma-informed knowledge, leadership and methodologies. The Center’s work addresses a wide scope of trauma exposure from the consequences of combat, operations other than war, terrorism, natural and human-made disasters, and public health threats. CSTS is a part of Uniformed Services University (USU), and its Department of Psychiatry, as well as a partnering center of the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.	Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center dvbic.dcoe.mil The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) serves active duty military, their beneficiaries, and veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) through state-of-the-art clinical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs. DVBIC fulfills this mission through ongoing collaboration with military, VA and civilian health partners, local communities, families and individuals with TBI. DVBIC is a component center of the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.	National Intrepid Center of Excellence www.dcoe.mil The National Intrepid Center of Excellence is an advanced facility dedicated to the research, diagnosis and treatment of military personnel and Veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health challenges.	U.S. Department of Defense www.defense.gov The mission of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The DoD engages in war-fighting, humanitarian aid, peacekeeping, disaster relief, and homeland security. The Department is currently headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and is headquartered at the Pentagon.	Military Health System www.health.mil America’s Military Health System (MHS) is a unique partnership of medical educators, medical researchers, and healthcare providers and their support personnel worldwide. The MHS is prepared to respond anytime, anywhere with comprehensive medical capability to military operations, natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the globe, and to ensure delivery of world-class healthcare to all DoD service members, retirees, and their families. The MHS promotes a fit, healthy and protected force by reducing non-combat losses, optimizing healthy behavior and physical performance, and providing casualty care.

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