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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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Beat the Back-to-School Rush: TRICARE Preventive Health Checks for Kids

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7/25/2023
Beat the Back-to-School Rush: TRICARE Preventive Health Checks for Kids

Summer is a great time to take care of health checkups for your kids. Your child’s school likely requires students to get an annual health exam and be up to date on vaccines. With a new school year around the corner, don’t delay medical appointments for your kids.

Wounded Warriors and Facility Dogs: A Mutual Respect

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7/25/2023
Wounded Warriors and Facility Dogs: A Mutual Respect

Facility dogs have benefitted from the respect wounded warriors have for them and support mental health and wellness in patients across the Military Health System.

Defense Public Health Experts Investigate If Minority Group Service Members are More Likely to Experience Behavioral Health Problems

Article Around MHS
7/25/2023
A recent Department of Defense study found American Indian and Alaska Native U.S. Army Soldiers had higher rates of suicidal ideation than white soldiers. The DOD is investigating behavioral health disparities among minority groups in the military to see how they might mirror similar disparities in the civilian population. (Graphic illustration: Steven Basso, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen)

U.S. public health agencies such as the National Institute of Mental Health have recognized that certain minority groups appear to experience greater risk for certain behavioral health disorders. The higher rates of adverse health problems in minority groups are often referred to as “disparities.”

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Klickitat County in Washington due to Newell Road Fire

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7/24/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Klickitat County in Washington due to Newell Road Fire

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Klickitat County, Washington may receive emergency prescription refills now through August 1 due to the Newell Road Fire.

Flight Medic First to Receive New Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal

Article Around MHS
7/24/2023
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daryl Bohac, Nebraska adjutant general, present the Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal to U.S. Army Sgt. Brandi Sullivan during the Nebraska Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony, on July 8, 2023, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.  (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jamie Titus)

“To any individual serving with or supporting the Nebraska Military Department who has distinguished himself/herself by heroism, in saving the life, limb, or eyesight of a fellow citizen.” Those were the words read describing the newly authorized Nebraska National Guard Heroism Medal presented during the Nebraska Adjutant General Change of Command Ceremony, on July 8, 2023, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Receives Award for Environmental Sustainability Efforts

Article Around MHS
7/24/2023
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital received the 2023 Partners for Change Award and 2023 Greening the OR Recognition Award as part of The Practice Green Health Environmental Excellence Awards Program coordinated through the Defense Health Agency and U.S. Army Medical Command. The BACH Team was recently recognized for its commitment to reducing its environmental footprint in the global movement for environmental health.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital was recently recognized for its commitment to reducing its environmental footprint in the global movement for environmental health.

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo Completes Readiness Exercise, Earns Deployment-Ready Status

Article Around MHS
7/24/2023
Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo successfully completed its Operational Readiness Evaluation in Camp Pendleton, California, June 14-21. Approximately 134 EMF Kilo personnel trained in setting up and operating a 50-bed, medical treatment facility. (Photo: U.S. Navy HM2 James Comick, Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute)

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo successfully completed its Operational Readiness Evaluation. The focus of the ORE held in Camp Pendleton, California was testing the command’s ability to stand up a fully functional field hospital, capable of operating when deployed at any location around the world.

Honoring Facility Dogs Across the Military Health System

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7/22/2023
Honorary U.S. Air Force Maj. McAfee, a facility dog, bops the fist of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, then the commanding general, in acknowledgement of his commissioning order at Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, June 6, 2023. McAfee is BAMC’s second official facility dog and the first to be commissioned into the U.S. Air Force. His handler is U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Scott Penney, a pediatrician. System. (DOD photo: Jason W. Edwards)

Facility dogs across the Military Health System are being recognized for their value with honorary commissions, enlistments, and service vests.

MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Champions Strive to Improve Patient Experience

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7/22/2023
MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Champions Strive to Improve Patient Experience

Patient Portal Champions get patients access to MHS GENESIS.

Ryan Strong: A Pediatric Cancer Patient's Remarkable Recovery Journey

Article Around MHS
7/21/2023
Ryan Mackey strikes a courageous pose inside Walter Reed's Military Advanced Training Center. (Photo: Ricardo Reyes-Guevara)

When 12-year-old Ryan Mackey felt a sharp cramp in his left leg in early March, he had no idea he was about to embark upon an unpredictable journey, becoming one of approximately 200 children and teens in the United States each year diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) - a type of tumor that forms in bone or soft tissue.

Naval Hospital Bremerton Preventive Medicine Takes the Bite Out of West Nile Virus

Article Around MHS
7/21/2023
Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Justin Tyler Simmons, preventive medicine department leading petty officer and preventive medicine technician placed a carbon dioxide light trap used in conducting seasonal surveillance and prevention for West Nile vector control on U.S. Navy installations in the Pacific Northwest. (Photo: Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs)

There’s always a buzz with Naval Hospital Bremerton Preventive Medicine during the summer months. The preventive medicine team is undertaking their seasonal surveillance and prevention for West Nile vector control on U.S. Navy installations in the Pacific northwest.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Kentucky due to Severe Weather

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7/20/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Kentucky due to Severe Weather

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Kentucky may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 29 due to severe weather.

Learn How Qualifying Life Events Work at August 10 TRICARE Webinar

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7/20/2023
Learn How Qualifying Life Events Work at August 10 TRICARE Webinar

What do moving, getting married, having a baby, and retiring from active duty have in common? They’re all TRICARE Qualifying Life Events, also known as QLEs. QLEs can affect your TRICARE coverage. Join TRICARE Thursday, Aug. 10, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET for a webinar, “Moving, Marriage, and More: What TRICARE QLEs Mean for You.”

Northwest Arkansas Wellness Innovative Readiness Training Kicks Off

Article Around MHS
7/20/2023
Soldiers prepare medical supplies for Northwest Arkansas Wellness, an Innovative Readiness Training mission, in Yellville, Arkansas, on July 9. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kate Bragg)

More than 180 service members from the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and the U.S. Navy converged upon the area to train and provide no-cost health care to area residents.

METC Program Creates Path to College Degrees

Article Around MHS
7/20/2023
Master Sgt. Adrian Welch, center, grades Soldiers conducting trauma lane training when he was an instructor for the U.S. Army 68W Phase 3 Advanced Leaders Course. Currently serving as the Army Reserve Senior Career Management Non-Commissioned Officer at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Welch earned two college degrees through the Medical Education and Training Campus' Degree Bridge program years after graduating from the Army’s 91W Healthcare Specialist course (now the 68W Combat Medic Specialist Training Program) in July 2003, several years before it transitioned to METC.  (Courtesy Photo)

When the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) first stood up on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas 13 years ago, it became the world’s largest enlisted medical education campus.

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