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Tech. Sgt. Donny Aspiras gathers a sample of water from the “pit and pond” obstacle Sept. 15.

Vision

A cutting-edge, world-class Public Health capability that is lean, efficient, effective, forward leaning, strategically positioned to fully meet the MHS and Customer needs.

Mission

Our mission is to:

Support 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
Create timely, standardized execution guidance, in collaboration with the Services
Increase effectiveness and efficiencies (e.g., manpower and cost savings) through consolidation/re-engineering of functions
Develop comprehensive portfolio management and DHA Public Health structure to best accommodate the integration and evolution of future product lines.

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Texas Guardsmen contribute to medical relief effort

Article

7/22/2016

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brett Ringger, optometrist , 136th Medical Group, Texas Air National Guard, examines a patient during the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training in Cortland, New York. The IRT provided medical care to patients at no cost, as well as eye examinations and glasses on site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elizabeth Gilbert)

The joint training exercise allows for service members to practice their skills in preparation for wartime operations while also providing a needed service to underserved communities

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Access to Health Care, Civil Military Medicine, Civil Support, Public Health

An Army specialist helps create a possible Zika vaccine

Article

7/22/2016

U.S. Army Spc. Chris Springer flashes a smile as he puts some of his work into one of the facility’s many refrigerators. (DoD photo by Katie Lange)

An Army specialist is one of very few service members to get to work on the Zika vaccine

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Mosquito-Borne Illnesses, Zika Virus, Public Health, Research and Innovation, Military Hospitals and Clinics

Army public health promotes free tick-testing program

Article

7/18/2016

The Army Public Health Center provides a tick identification and testing service for DoD health clinics in the continental United States

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Public Health, Summer Safety

Army researchers, Sanofi Pasteur to co-develop Zika virus vaccine

Article

7/13/2016

A recently signed cooperative research and development agreement will allow the transfer of the Zika purified inactivated virus, or ZPIV, technology to Sanofi to explore advanced and larger-scale manufacturing and production

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USU students learn public health, zombie style

Article

7/5/2016

An animated zombie pandemic scenario helps students in the family nurse practitioner doctorate of nursing practice program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to understand key principles in responding to and understanding population health.

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Public Health, Health Readiness

Proactive efforts by U.S. Federal Agencies enable early detection of new antibiotic resistance

Article

6/1/2016

Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria normally live in the intestines of people and animals.

The Department of Defense notified stakeholders that its Multidrug-resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN) at the Walter Reed Institute of Research had identified the first colistin-resistant mcr-1 E. coli in a person in the United States

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Public Health

U.S. service member hospitalizations for mental health disorders drops to lowest level in seven years

Article

5/27/2016

A new study shows the number of hospitalizations for active duty service members suffering from mental health disorders dropped to the lowest level in seven years.

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Navy public health experts support Pacific Partnership 2016

Article

5/19/2016

The hospital ship USNS Mercy departs Naval Base San Diego in support of Pacific Partnership 2016. Pacific Partnership is in its 11th iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Veloicaza)

A team of Public Health and Preventive Medicine experts began their five-month journey to conduct the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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Public Health, Global Health Engagement

Stimulants - Are you up to speed?

Infographic

5/19/2016

Get up to speed and check out the new OPSS infographic with information on what you need to know about these dietary supplement ingredients

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Stimulants – Are you up to speed?

Article

5/19/2016

Operation Supplement Safety has a new infographic about stimulants

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DoD adds funding to enhance Zika surveillance by military labs

Article

5/18/2016

This photograph depicts a female Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species of mosquito primarily responsible for the spread of the Zika virus disease to people.

The Defense Department is providing $1.76 million in extra funding to military laboratories to expand Zika virus surveillance worldwide

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Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch funds studies on Zika virus

Article

5/13/2016

A mosquito habitat managed at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS) laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch is allocating funding to several Department of Defense laboratories in the United States and overseas to conduct additional research and surveillance on the Zika virus.

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Study Finds Strong Immune Response to HPV Vaccine Among Female Service Members

Report

5/11/2016

A new study of female service members that examined their immune response to a vaccine to combat the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer showed development of antibodies in 80 to 99 percent of recipients against each of the four strains of the disease.

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Spring allergies? Or just a cold?

Article

4/15/2016

Allergies come from sensitivity to “allergens” such as seasonal pollen, and they’re not contagious. Common allergens in spring include plant pollens. (Courtesy photo)

Both colds and seasonal allergies make you feel miserable, but you can take steps to avoid or at least take the edge off them

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Tips from Fort Belvoir dentist: How to improve your child’s dental health

Article

4/4/2016

Navy Lt. Cmdr Carey Collins, a dentist assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, conducts a basic dental screening on a child.

Army Capt. James Thietten gives tips and guidelines on how parents can monitor and improve their children’s dental health

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