In accordance with Section 1673 of the NDAA HR 4986, signed into law in January of 2008, the Secretary of Defense was instructed to establish a protocol for the pre-deployment assessment and documentation of the cognitive functioning of Service Members deployed outside the United States.

In accordance with Section 1673 of the NDAA HR 4986, signed into law in January of 2008, the Secretary of Defense was instructed to establish a protocol for the pre-deployment assessment and documentation of the cognitive functioning of Service Members deployed outside the United States. In advance of definitive evidence of superiority for any single ...

The purpose of this Policy Memorandum is to document unifonn business rules for managing the Clear and Legible Report (CLR) process and incorporate these business rules as standard operating procedures at all Referral Management Centers (RMC).

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Brief report: Births, active component, 2001-2010; Brief report: Numbers and characteristics of women in the active component, U.S. Armed Forces; Complications and care related to pregnancy, labor and delivery, ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Update: Malaria, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010; Diagnoses of overweight/obesity, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2010; Multiple sclerosis, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2009; Notices to Readers.

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Associations between repeated deployments to OEF/OIF/OND, October 2001-December 2010, and post-deployment illnesses and injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces; Carpal tunnel syndrome, active component, U ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Motorcycle and other motor vehicle accident-related deaths, U.S. Armed Forces, 1999-2010; Update: Heat injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010; Update: Exertional rhabdomyolysis, active component, U ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Relationships between increasing outpatient encounters for neurological disorders and introductions of associated diagnostic codes, active duty military service members, 1998-2010; Alcohol-related diagnoses, ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Causes of medical evacuations from Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF), New Dawn (OND) and Enduring Freedom (OEF), active and reserve components, U.S. Armed Forces, October 2001-September 2010; Cruciate ligament ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Duration of service after overweight-related diagnoses, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 1998-2010; Noise-induced hearing injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2007-2010; Acute gastroenteritis ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Eye injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2010; Stress fractures, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2004-2010; Trends in emergency medical and urgent care visits, active component, U.S. Armed ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Updates: Routine screening for antibodies to HIV-1, civilian applicants for U.S. military service and U.S. Armed Forces, active and reserve components; Surveillance Snapshot: Service members with hepatitis B, ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Absolute and relative morbidity burdens attributable to various illnesses and injuries, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010; Hospitalizations among members of the active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010; Ambulatory ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Norovirus outbreak associated with person-to-person transmission, U.S. Air Force Academy, July 2011; Notice to readers: Department of Defense laboratory capabilities for testing for norovirus infection; ...