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Virtual Education Center: Advancing Digital-First Health Care for Patients
The team overseeing the rollout of the Defense Health Agency’s new Virtual Education Center want to empower patients and give them the tools they need to make decisions in their own health care.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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Chief Master Sgt. Robert Bean, an Air Force Pararescue Jumper, demonstrates how BATDOK can be worn on the wrist providing awareness of multiple patient health status. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Volunteer boxing coach Mike Martin (right) shows boxing technique to Daniel Irwin, Jr. (Courtesy photo)
Sunscreen is a key weapon in the fight against skin cancer and should we worn at all times during outdoor activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)
Navy Sailors with the 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, practice gray belt techniques during a combat lifesaver and tactical casualty combat care training while integrating Marine Corps Martial Arts Program and patrolling. The exercise served to give the Sailors a basic understanding of MCMAP and patrolling fundamentals while maintaining TCCC standards, and to align their training and readiness standards with those of 2nd MLG. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andersen)
A soldier drinks an energy drink before his patrol in Iraq.
Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Airman Sierra Clark (left), and Culinary Specialist Seaman Bielle Garcia, prepare decorations for a breast cancer awareness social aboard the U.S.S. John C. Stennis.
Warrior Transition Battalion Commander Army Lt. Col. Michael Harper speaks to Rep. Will Hurd during the Adaptive Reconditioning demonstrations as Army Staff Sgt. Allen Armstrong (far left), Jon Arnold (center), and Army Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Goldensten (far right), WTB Soldier Adaptive and Reconditioning Program noncommissioned officer in charge look on.
San Antonio Spurs forward, Tim Duncan, congratulates a wounded warrior after a game of wheelchair basketball at the Center for the Intrepid. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Shields)
Soldiers, at Lyster Army Health Clinic, utilize the new mobile health app for Fort Rucker, Ala. The app can be used to find useful links and contact information for various places of interest on Fort Rucker, as well as events happening on post. (U.S. Army photo by Jenny Stripling)
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Alexander Iwan, a corpsman with the 8th Regimental Aid Station, provides aid to a patient during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The 8th Regimental Aid Station provides medical care to Marines as needed during ITX while also demonstrating their abilities to operate in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Nagle)
Recently, Air Force Master Sgt. Rashaan Paine (right), member of the 59th Medical Wing Airman Medical Transition Unit, receives swimming lessons from Dr. Aaron Moffett, swim coach for the Air Force Wounded Warrior program, during the Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports Kick-Off at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. More than 40 wounded warriors participated in various sporting events that were designed to introduce them into new activities and meet other warriors in the San Antonio-area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group compete in a combat fitness challenge at Camp Lejeune. Female service members can be at risk for developing the Female Athlete Triad if they don’t get enough calories and if training is too intense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson)
Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr Major Medical Clinic Cologne-Wahn demonstrate first aid techniques.
Training on the treadmill and “overground” running are not the same
Women who smoke may have fertility issues, because smoking can affect their ability to conceive. It can also cause premature birth or low birth weights, certain birth defects, such as cleft pallets and complications with the placenta that passes nutrients from mother to child.
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