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DHA's e-caregiver directory puts resources at your fingertips

The Defense Health Agency's electronic Caregiver Resource Directory provides more than 2,000 resources for caregivers of wounded warriors within three taps on their mobile phone, their computer, or tablet.
When your friend is having a tough time and you don’t know how to reach out, retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, offers three tips: (1) Set the stage for a conversation. (2) Find the words. (3) Follow-up. (Photo By Sara Barger, MHS Communications)
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Ask the Doc: Mental health tips for you or a loved one

Below are different scenarios military service members can experience. For each scenario, we share a key video from Morganstein’s mental health series with answers.
A sign for the Military and Veterans Crisis Line reading “Dial 988 then Press 1” at the entrance to the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Sept. 9, 2022. If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, you are not alone and someone is always available to listen. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lisa Crawford).
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988 Crisis Line: 1 million veterans, service members called in a year

This article deals with suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chatfor the dedicated Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line. For Spanish, press “2”.
As the holiday season approaches, the Armed Services Blood Program invites you to give a gift that transcends monetary value—the gift of life by donating blood. (credit: Swati Agane)
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This holiday, give one priceless gift of life: Donate blood

The holiday season is a time when we come together to celebrate with our loved ones and exchange special gifts. For many, there is one gift that means the most to those you never meet—the act of donating blood, which gives the gift of life.
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How do chiropractors know which vertebra to adjust?

An examiner’s use of the sense of touch to gain clinical information is called palpation. In chiropractic palpation, the examiner is usually searching for significant asymmetries.
The Warfighter Brain Health Initiative specifically focuses on assessing cognitive capabilities, monitoring brain threats, to include blast overpressure, and minimizing the effects and risk from exposures and TBIs to improve a warfighter’s overall performance.
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DHA Health Hazard Assessment Team doing critical work to improve Warfighter Brain Health

A little over a year ago, in June 2022, the Department of Defense launched the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative to bring together the operational and medical communities in a more unified approach toward optimizing service member brain health and countering traumatic brain injuries.
In the aftermath of a death by suicide, those left behind often benefit greatly from help processing their grief over the loss of their loved one, friend, or colleague, according to the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Office.
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Postvention promotes healing in aftermath of death by suicide

In the aftermath of a death by suicide, those left behind often benefit greatly from help processing their grief over the loss of their loved one, friend, or colleague, according to the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Officeopens DSPO.mil.
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U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa enjoys a lucky smooth transition to MHS GENESIS

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) kicked off the deployment of the Military Health System's new electronic health records system, MHS GENESIS, with full steam ahead.
Amanda Lapointe, a mammography technologist at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, assists a patient during a mammogram on Sept. 15, 2023. Lapointe, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, says, “Early detection saves lives.” (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval Hospital Jacksonville)
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Ask the doc: How often do I need mammograms to fight breast cancer?

I try to practice self-care, but sometimes I’m not as focused on myself as I am on my service duties and making my family’s hectic schedules work.
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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Holidaze drinking

Hi beer drinkers! You may think that your poison pick is a safe bet in terms of health and sobriety, but there is more than meets the eye.
Michael Johnson at Yale University through the Warrior Scholarship Program in June 2023. Photo courtesy Michael Johnson
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We may be wounded warriors, but we can still serve

Motivational speaker Les Brown often says, “If you can look up, you can get up.” Words Retired Army Staff Sgt Michael Johnson lives by today.
Leaders and Soldiers receive their influenza vaccination as the annual flu shot campaign kicks off, at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence headquarters at Fort Novosel, Ala., October 18, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Kelly Morris)
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Army distributes nearly 1.4 million vaccines to combat expected annual flu spike

The cooler temperatures of fall traditionally usher in yearly influenza spikes all around the globe, and this year is expected to be much of the same.
U.S. Army Capt. (Dr.) Lorimay Melendez performs a physical exam of a service member’s dog at the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, May 2023. Melendez is a new U.S. Army Veterinary Corps officer assigned to the first-year graduate veterinary education program, where she’ll develop skills in animal care, food protection, veterinary public health, leadership, communication, and collaboration. Military veterinarians are experts in keeping animal companions, military working d
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Keep fluffy, Fido, and yourself safe from bug-borne illnesses

You love your pets and want them to be healthy. Two military veterinarians tell you what you need to know to protect your animal companions from illnesses caused by pests, such as ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes, that are vectors for infection.
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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Inner darkness

When I was growing up in New York City, it never occurred to me to stay inside the house all day. The city was vibrant, alive, and filled with adventure.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced today the award of the sixth generation of the TRICARE Dental Program contract (TDP6).
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DHA awards TRICARE Dental Program Contract

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced today the award of the sixth generation of the TRICARE Dental Programgoes to TDP website contract (TDP6).
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Acting Surgeon General Via emphasizes critical role for forward-deployed Okinawa medical personnel

United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Okinawa hosted RDML Darin K. Via as he wrapped up his first tour to the Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) region as Acting Surgeon General.