Medical and Dental Preventive Care Fitness

image of medical dimension Medical and Dental Preventive Care Fitness is your ability to sustain your health and wellness and facilitate restoration to meet medical and dental standards for fitness for duty, return to duty, and medical readiness.

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10 ways to support holistic heart health

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2/26/2021

Tips for a Total Force Fitness approach to keeping your heart healthy

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Cardiovascular providers counter pandemic-induced sedentary lifestyle

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2/26/2021

Military health personnel sticking an IV in a patient's arm

COVID-19 fears likely affecting cardiovascular care but not at military medical treatment facilities.

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Good oral care requires lifetime commitment

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2/25/2021

Military health personnel, sitting in front of a group of children, showing them how to brush their teeth using a stuffed animal

Children’s Dental Health Month focuses on the importance of developing good oral hygiene habits at an early age.

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Proper diet, sleep, exercise, and joy key to heart health

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2/24/2021

Military personnel working out at the gym

Heart health is crucial to service members’ readiness throughout their high-stress careers. Working to achieve that takes self-discipline and moderation, but also joy, integrity, and social interaction

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Training for a healthy heart can improve overall health

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2/22/2021

Military personnel wearing a mask exercising in the gym

Service members must be heart healthy to perform optimally throughout their military careers.

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WRNMMC nurses recognized for work with Virtual Cardiac Rehab

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2/19/2021

Two military personnel wearing face mask standing on gym equipment

WRNMMC’s Cardiac Rehab Center continues to care for patients during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Keeping kids’ teeth healthy during a pandemic: brush, floss, no sugar

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2/18/2021

Military health personnel wearing a face mask examines the mouth of a child

Pediatric dentistry requires tooth brushing, flossing and sugar avoidance. During a pandemic, getting to a checkup has been hard.

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Total Force Fitness Reintroduction

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2/17/2021

The Military Health System is reintroducing Total Force Fitness. The Total Force Fitness concept focuses on a service member’s entire health throughout their career, connecting eight dimensions of fitness to optimize health, performance, and readiness holistically.

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DOD initiatives address the sexual health of our military

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2/17/2021

STIs are important to identify and treat because they can impact service members’ health and readiness, as well as their ability to perform their duties.

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MHS immunization experts will answer questions about flu vaccine

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9/16/2020

Soldier giving another soldier a flu shot

Real-time Facebook event set for 3-4 p.m. EDT Sept. 17

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Sleep, Healthy Diet, and Good Exercise—Your Invisible Body Armor Against Infection

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8/24/2020

Soldier holding a bowl of lettuce and vegetables

[P]reventive maintenance is necessary to ensure continuous readiness and maximum performance.

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Back-to-school vaccinations in the age of coronavirus

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8/12/2020

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DHA experts answer questions about back-to-school vaccines

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Addressing emotional responses to threat of Coronavirus

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3/20/2020

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kathleen A. Myhre, 446th Airman and Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, meditates outside the 446th Airlift Wing Headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 12, 2020. Myhre traveled to India in 2016 to study to become an internationally-certified yoga instructor. She now shares her holistic training with Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 446th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom)

Even if you’re feeling healthy, medical professionals recommend staying home and limiting social contact as much as possible

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Total Force Fitness: advice you can sink your teeth into

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2/18/2020

Good dental hygiene is essential to keeping the armed forces healthy. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kyle Gladding, from Montgomery, Alabama, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's dental department, prepares a patient for a dental x-ray. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brigitte Johnston)

Healthy teeth are essential to a medically ready warfighter

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HPV vaccine age limit raised by FDA to age 45

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1/14/2020

https://www.nfid.org/infectious-diseases/hpv/ Recent CDC and FDA guidance recommends that men and women up to 45 years of age get vaccinated to protect against the Human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection and can cause certain cancers and genital warts. More than 14 million new HPV infections occur in the U.S. each year, and about 80 percent of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some point in their lives. (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases image)

HPV shot protects against a host of diseases in men, women

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10 ways to support holistic heart health

Cardiovascular providers counter pandemic-induced sedentary lifestyle

Good oral care requires lifetime commitment

Proper diet, sleep, exercise, and joy key to heart health

Training for a healthy heart can improve overall health

WRNMMC nurses recognized for work with Virtual Cardiac Rehab

Keeping kids’ teeth healthy during a pandemic: brush, floss, no sugar

Total Force Fitness Reintroduction

DOD initiatives address the sexual health of our military

MHS immunization experts will answer questions about flu vaccine

Sleep, Healthy Diet, and Good Exercise—Your Invisible Body Armor Against Infection

Back-to-school vaccinations in the age of coronavirus

Addressing emotional responses to threat of Coronavirus

Total Force Fitness: advice you can sink your teeth into

HPV vaccine age limit raised by FDA to age 45