The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for all medically related Department of Defense policies, programs, and activities. The office is responsible for deployment medicine, force health protection, medical readiness, international health agreements, deployment related health policy, theater information systems, humanitarian and health missions, and national disaster support.
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2/1/2021
A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles:
Update: Malaria, U.S. Armed Forces, 2020;
Historical perspective: The evolution of post-exposure prophylaxis for vivax malaria since the Korean War;
Surveillance for vector-borne diseases among active and reserve component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2016–2020.
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1/29/2021
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1/21/2021
Army Sgt. Metcalf and Spc. Galdamez prepare to compete in the 2021 Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. U.S. Army Best Medic Competition later in the month at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
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1/14/2021
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1/1/2021
A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles:
Attrition rates and incidence of mental health disorders in an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cohort, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014–2018;
The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD medication treatment in active component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2014–2018;
Exertional rhabdomyolysis and sickle cell trait status in the U.S. Air Force, January 2009–December 2018.
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12/30/2020
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