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Defense Health Agency Director Promoted to Lieutenant General
The new Defense Health Agency director pinned on her third star during a ceremony at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Virginia, on Jan. 20, 2023.
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This #PresidentsDay, take time to remember and honor those who served our country as commander-in-chief.
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Happy 82nd birthday to the United States Coast Guard Reserve! To all those who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve - we salute you.
This #NationalCaregiversDay, we recognize the selflessness and generosity shown by all caregivers, especially those in the military community. Thank you for ensuring the comfort and dignity of those who need your help. Find resources here: http://warriorcare.dodlive.mil/Caregiver-Resources/
In February 2022, President Biden reignited the 2016 White House Cancer Moonshot initiative, an effort across multiple federal agencies aimed to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years. The initiative is also focused on improving the experience of people and their families living with and surviving cancer, with a goal to ultimately end cancer.
Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, the Defense Health Agency’s fourth director and first African American DHA director, takes the oath of office after her promotion to Lieutenant General Jan. 20, 2023. (Photo by Robert Hammer)
Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, the Defense Health Agency’s fourth director and first African American DHA director, poses with family and friends after she was promoted to Lieutenant General on Jan. 20, 2023. (Photo by Robert Hammer)
For the Anderson family, protecting their 8-year-old son, Reeve, has proven to be the fight of his lifetime. Reeve, born with Down syndrome, lived as a normal kid until he started to develop curious symptoms. His parents, Shana and Jason, were completely surprised and knew they weren’t normal.
Sesame Workshop has launched new digital resources for military parents and children that offer simple strategies for mental health and self-care. The resources include videos demonstrating the importance of finding the little wins, being flexible with routines, meal planning and even learning how to be still and quiet.
He wasn’t a Navy doc, nor nurse, or hospital corpsman. Yet on the field of battle, his concern for others saved many a life. Long before retired Chief Boatswain Mate Jerry Irvine was delivering salty quips when receiving medical care at Naval Hospital Bremerton, the grizzled veteran was providing his own type of health care during a bitterly contested combat campaign.
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Dante Horner, a corpsman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, performs tactical combat casualty care during Spanish FLOTEX-22 near Rota, Spain, June 9, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki)
The Defense Health Agency inTransition program is a free, confidential program that offers specialized coaching and assistance for active-duty service members, National Guard members, reservists, veterans and retirees who need access to mental health care when: relocating to another assignment; returning from deployment; transitioning from active duty to reserve component or reserve component to active duty; preparing to leave military service; any other time they need a new mental health provider or need a provider for the first time. inTransition coaches are skilled counselors who understand military culture and who maintain privacy and confidentiality. inTransition services are available to ALL military members regardless of length of service or discharge status and there is NO expiration date to enroll. Learn more: https://health.mil/intransition
Through coordinated, enterprise-wide efforts synchronized across the Navy and Marine Corps, Navy Medicine will focus on effectiveness in force development and force generation to assure readiness for strategic competition, crisis, and conflict.
Medical providers from the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Defense Health Agency will discuss TBI care amidst the war in Ukraine.
The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence kicks off its Brain Injury Awareness Month Education Series with a virtual overview of the DHA Acute Concussion Care Pathway, highlighting acute concussion assessment and care.
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