The Military Health System will host a Web town hall on Nov. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern time on www.health.mil as part of the ongoing dialog between senior military leaders and service members and their families about the Defense Department's medical care programs and services for its wounded, ill and injured troops.
April is Month of the Military Child. Show your support for the military child this month - Download banners and buttons to post on your web site, linking to health.mil/militarychild.
TMA is offering a pilot program that delivers post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury (PTSD/TBI) education to civilian behavioral health providers in a convenient, online setting. The new civilian provider portal can be accessed at http://www.health.mil/civilianprovidereducation.
Secretary of the Army Pete Geren has announced Secretary of the Army Pete Geren has announced a new initiative to conduct a five-year, $50 million study to identify risk and protective factors for suicide and suicidal behavior among soldiers.
During a roundtable discussion at the Pentagon yesterday as part of "Brain Injury Awareness Month," Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Loree K. Sutton, director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, said more than 90 percent of servicemembers with TBI have concussions and recover quickly.
A new Navy program dedicated to restoring, protecting and building the mental health of sailors, Marines and their families is now open at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
The Military Health System is asking you to "Share Your Care" in a video contest that showcases the people, programs and facilities supporting the health of our service members and families!
The Share Your Care contest, is open to all service members, their families and MHS personnel, and it runs Feb. 27 through March 30, 2009.
Research from the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), http://www.dvbic.org/, indicates as many as 10 to 20 percent of U.S. troops who had combat exposure may have sustained a concussion during the time they were deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As Armed Services Blood Program officials join with the rest of the nation in observing National Blood Donor Month, the program's director expressed gratitude for the more than 165,000 donations from Defense Department military, civilians and their families in 2008.
Rich Glasgow and his son, Robert, served in different military services at different times, but they know what it's like to deal with the same psychological enemy. And both have recommendations for the military.
The Army's Dr. Shad Deering and Maj. Amber Pocrnich talk about TeamSTEPPS™ and patient safety in a combat environment. TeamSTEPPS™ is an initiative of DoD's Patient Safety Program.