Deployment Health Activities

Date of Publication:

6/19/2019

Definition:

Health-related activities and measures that are undertaken to assess and minimize health risks associated with deployment.  Activities encompass the regular collection, analysis, interpretation, recording, archiving, and distribution of health-related data used for monitoring the health of individuals or a deployed population, and for intervening in a timely manner to prevent, treat, or control the occurrence of disease or injury.  Activities are described in the DHA deployment health procedural instruction and may include, but are not limited to, health risk assessment, health risk mitigation including feral animal risk mitigation, risk communications, medical countermeasures, health surveillance including OEH surveillance and, when appropriate, medical surveillance (e.g., applicable occupational medical surveillance or deployment-related health assessments), force health protection, safety and occupational health, personal protective equipment, sanitation and hygiene, integrated pest management, food protection, and food and water risk assessments.