New text service offers military healthcare updates, information

Defense Health Agency Launches New App for Provi...

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Aug. 29, 2024
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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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Military Health Information Technology Focus of ...

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Aug. 27, 2024
The 2024 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium kicked off in Dallas, Texas, with Patrick (Pat)...
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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.

Military Honors Mothers, Infants by Supporting B...

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Aug. 21, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that 60 percent of mothers in the U.S. stop breast...
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Low Vision: What it is and How You Can Function ...

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Aug. 14, 2024
Service members are often exposed to a variety of hazards in combat, training, or daily activities, on and off...
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Graphic demonstrating the process of Mental Health care and additional resources through targeted care. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Targeted Care for Mental Health Issues Rolling O...

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Aug. 09, 2024
Targeted care offers the right mental health resources for each individual as it begins rolling out across the...
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Burn Pit Registry Redesign Auto Enrolls Particip...

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Aug. 06, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs is advancing efforts to address issues associated with military-related...
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All dogs arriving into the U.S. must: Be Healthy Be at least 6 months old Have a Microchip that is detected with a universal scanner Have a complete CDC Dog Import form

DHA Veterinary Services Explains Updated CDC Dog...

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Jul. 29, 2024
Service members and their families returning to the United States from overseas duty assignments will be...
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DHA ceremony

Nov. 22, 2021

Local Military Medical Units Combine into Medical Market

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The new organization is the Florida Panhandle Market.

The Defense Logistics Agency is receiving, packing and shipping pediatric doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine overseas for children, ages 5 to 11, of Defense Department personnel.

Nov. 5, 2021

Defense Logistics Agency Ships Vaccines for Children Overseas

The Defense Logistics Agency is receiving, packing and shipping pediatric doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine overseas for children, ages 5 to 11, of Defense Department personnel.

Photo By Hugh Fleming | Hawaii Market Director Col. Martin Doperak.

Oct. 21, 2021

Hawaii Market Strengthens DoD’s Medical Readiness, Promises Better Patient Experience

Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the new Hawaii market director, Col. Martin Doperak, hosted a ceremony at Tripler Army Medical Center on October 20, 2021, ushering in the new Military Health System market.

Capt. David Adams, commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), receives an influenza vaccine from Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Manes at CFAS Sept. 29, 2021. Active duty personnel are required to be vaccinated annually prior to the winter flu season (Photo by: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Ikusebiala).

Oct. 15, 2021

Flu Shots are Available Now And Are More Important than Ever

It's time to get your influenza shot.

OINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Fleet Surgical Teams Two and Four made recent medical history, becoming the Navy’s first FSTs to complete the Army’s rigorous Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio’s (STaRC) trauma readiness training course.

Oct. 15, 2021

Navy surgical teams first to participate in Army’s Strategic Trauma Readiness Center (STaRC) training

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Fleet Surgical Teams Two and Four made recent medical history, becoming the Navy’s first FSTs to complete the Army’s rigorous Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio’s (STaRC) trauma readiness training course.Funded by Commander, Surface Forces Atlantic, members from the two Navy surgical.

Photo By Lori Newman | Elaine Sanchez explores the new MHS GENESIS Patient Portal at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 6, 2021. The San Antonio Market will transition to the new electronic health record system – known as MHS GENESIS – in January 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Lori Newman)

Oct. 6, 2021

MHS GENESIS: New Electronic Health Record Coming Soon to the San Antonio Market

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Oct. 5, 2021) The San Antonio Market will transition to the new electronic health record system – known as MHS GENESIS – in January 2022.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jason Billingsley, the superintendent for the 442d Sustainment Services Flight, is photographed with a stopwatch Oct. 3, 2021 on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Billingsley led a virtual training about the new myFitness platform used by fitness program managers to schedule tests, run reports, and keep track of results and exemptions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Missy Sterling)

Oct. 3, 2021

442 FW Services Senior NCO Serves up myFitness Tips and Tricks for AFRC

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo.-- Senior Master Sgt. Jason Billingsley, the superintendent of the 442d Sustainment Services Flight, led a virtual training about myFitness for Air Force Reserve Command’s services Airmen, Oct. 3, 2021.

Dr. Brian Lein, Defense Health Agency assistant director, and Col. Daniel Moore, Central Texas Market Director and Commander Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center unfurl the flags during the DHA’s formal establishment ceremony of the Central Texas Market, at the markets main health facility the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center 29 Sept.

Sept. 29, 2021

New Central Texas Market Strengthens DoD’s Medical Readiness, Promises Better Patient Experience

Fort Hood, Texas – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) marked the establishment of the Central Texas Market, a critical milestone in once-in-a-generation Military Health System reform efforts to improve the readiness of the force and the health care service provided to warfighters, retirees and military families, in a ceremony at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center on September 29, 2021.

Participants in the Storytellers event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, pose for a photo after sharing their experiences, Sept. 9, 2021. After the event, those in attendance received gift bags with resources like a pocket journal, local crisis resource directory and a Mental Health Peer Alliance bookmark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

Sept. 24, 2021

Storytellers: Narratives on Mental Health

Three storytellers shared their experiences with overcoming adversity during a Storytellers event hosted by the Kadena Suicide Prevention Team at the McDaniel Center at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2021.

CONNECT TO PROTECT is a strategy designed to encourage Soldiers, their Families and Department of the Army civilians to take action to make connections with and reach out to the people around them and the resources in our community. In keeping with the theme of connectedness, the Army is focusing on “It’s the Little Things that Matter” – “the little things” include the daily interactions with our friends, Family, and peers. Those little things build strong relationships and act as protective factors. (Courtesy asset from Army Resilience Directorate) (Ronald Wolf)

Sept. 21, 2021

CONNECT TO PROTECT for Suicide Prevention: SUPPORT IS WITHIN REACH

Suicide prevention is among the highest priorities of the Army.