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Local News | June 24, 2021

Whiteman Air Force Base PTSD Awareness Day Graphics [Image 2 of 3]

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a result of an individual witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event. PTSD Awareness day takes place every year on June 27 in recognition of those who are affected by this disorder. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Devan Halstead)
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Oct. 31, 2024
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Oct. 15, 2024
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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson stand on a stage in front of a table and address audience.

Defense Health Agency Leaders Empowered to Lead ...

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Oct. 08, 2024
DHA Network directors and leadership teams from military hospitals and clinics from across the globe, along...
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Military Health Expert Clarifies ‘No Pain No Gai...

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Sep. 30, 2024
Department of Defense active duty service members require medical treatment for injuries almost 5 million...
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Airmen prep a cargo net on the floor of a warehouse before putting it onto a aircraft sized cargo pallet at Incirlik Air Base.

Defense Health Agency Medical Logistics Team Mai...

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Sep. 12, 2024
MEDLOG is a premier shared service provider promoting uniformity, efficiency, and joint interoperability of...
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Ask the Doc: What Are Ways To Protect My Mental ...

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Sep. 04, 2024
Our mental health expert, U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Meghan Corso, chief of behavioral health clinical...
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New text service offers military healthcare updates, information

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Aug. 29, 2024
Defense Health Agency develops important new tool for assessing and managing mild traumatic brain injury, also...
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How AFMES Members Balance Duty and Community

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Aug. 29, 2024
At the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, the dedication to service transcends the lab coats and sterile...
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Oct. 31, 2024

Section 508 Accessibility Empowers Patients To Manage Care

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Defense Health Agency Section 508 digital accessibility and usability law update given by office program manager Ghoston.

Medical mannequin lays on table while two conference attendees talk over it.

Oct. 15, 2024

Medical Leaders Provide Update on DOD's Health Care Focus

WASHINGTON — All service members and their families deserve quality care, better access to treatment centers, health care providers and mental and physical well-being, the director of the Defense Health Agency said.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson stand on a stage in front of a table and address audience.

Oct. 8, 2024

Defense Health Agency Leaders Empowered to Lead Transformative Change to Improve Patient Experience

LEESBURG, Va. — DHA Network directors and leadership teams from military hospitals and clinics from across the globe, along with DHA headquarters subject matter experts—participated in the symposium, designed to provide health care leaders with realistic solutions to their local challenges.

Woman wearing Army t-shirt holds weight. Text reads, "NO PAIN NO GAIN MYTHS: DHA Public Health."

Sept. 30, 2024

Military Health Expert Clarifies ‘No Pain No Gain’ Workout Myths

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Department of Defense active duty service members require medical treatment for injuries almost 5 million times each year (for around 1.5 million individual injuries). Injuries cost millions of lost duty and training days, and billions of dollars each year.

Airmen prep a cargo net on the floor of a warehouse before putting it onto a aircraft sized cargo pallet at Incirlik Air Base.

Sept. 12, 2024

Defense Health Agency Medical Logistics Team Maintains Supply Chain Ensuring Quality Health Care Delivery

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — MEDLOG is a premier shared service provider promoting uniformity, efficiency, and joint interoperability of defense medical materiel programs and products required for Military Health System institutional and operational elements in support of the full range of military operations.

Graphic of reminders that "Mental Health Matters" with a logo that reads "Ask the Doc" in the corner.

Sept. 4, 2024

Ask the Doc: What Are Ways To Protect My Mental Health?

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Our mental health expert, U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Meghan Corso, chief of behavioral health clinical operations at the Defense Health Agency, answers a Dear Doc question on ways to protect your mental health.

New text service offers military healthcare updates, information

Aug. 29, 2024

Defense Health Agency Launches New App for Providers to Assess and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury ‘Anytime, Anywhere’

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Defense Health Agency develops important new tool for assessing and managing mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, with the Warfighter Brain Health Provider Toolkit application.

Man wearing beanie and green t-shirt that says "G TEAM" stands in front of yellow moving truck.

Aug. 29, 2024

How AFMES Members Balance Duty and Community

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — At the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, the dedication to service transcends the lab coats and sterile environments of their daily responsibilities. These men and women are committed to something greater than themselves—both within the walls of their workplace and outside in the communities they serve.

Man in suit speaks at podium in front of sign that says "DEFENSE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 2024."

Aug. 27, 2024

Military Health Information Technology Focus of DHITS 2024

DALLAS, Texas — The 2024 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium kicked off in Dallas, Texas, with Patrick (Pat) Flanders, chief information officer for the Defense Health Agency, touching on the Department of Defense’s efforts to modernize health care, providing enterprise intelligence and data solutions, and looking to the future.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that 60 percent of mothers in the U.S. stop breast feeding sooner than planned, and that only one out of four infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, the medically recommended duration. The Department of Defense and service military policies have been created and updated to ensure military mothers have the time, resources, and leadership support to breastfeed for six months after birth.

Aug. 21, 2024

Military Honors Mothers, Infants by Supporting Breastfeeding

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that 60 percent of mothers in the U.S. stop breast feeding sooner than planned, and that only one out of four infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, the medically recommended duration. The DOD and service military policies have been created and updated to ensure military mothers have the time, resources, and leadership support to breastfeed for six months after birth.