A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Urinary tract infections among active duty members, U.S. Armed Forces,1998-2002; ARD surveillance update; Pre- and post deployment health status assessments, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2002; Human immunodeficiency ...

Updated Policy for Pre and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples - This supercedes policy 99-002

Establishes a new position of “Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Military Deployment” (SA/MD). Responsibilities of the Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI) are transferred to the SA/MD and concurrently OSAGWI is abolished.

This policy memo provides criteria for administrative exemptions for selected military and nonmilitary personnel (U.S. service members, DoD E-E civilians and E-E contractor personnel). This administrative exemption is applicable to retiring and separating personnel (without Reserve Component (RC) obligations and who do not plan to immediately re ...

Policy for Pre and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples - This policy is superceded by policy 01-017

Establishment of DoD Centers for Deployment Health

Effective February 1, 1999, the uniform and stardardized health surveillance and readiness procedures described in this memorandum will be adhered to for all deployments.

Policies on Uniformity of Dental Classification System, Frequency of Periodic Dental Examinations, Active Duty Overseas Screening, and Dental Deployment Standards

This is to clarify DoD policy that there is no conflict of interest with active duty military dentists "moonlighting" in the civilian sector as long as DoD requirements concerning off-duty employment by DoD health care practitioners (including Department of Defense Directive 6025.7) and applicable Service regulations are met.

This memo describes a change in procedure for medical surveillance of U.S. forces deploying to Bosnia.

This memorandum updates policy and assigns responsibilities regarding off-duty employment by all DoD healthcare practitioners.

This memo accelerates the deployment of the Ambulatory Data System in CONUS so that all Regions are completed by May 1996.

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Hydrogen sulfide exposure, Ft Irwin; Selected notifiable conditions; Notifiable sexually transmitted diseases; GBS following Influenza immunization; Korean hemorrhagic fever, Korea; Escherichia coli 0157:H7, ...

A monthly publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. This issue of the peer-reviewed journal contains the following articles: Hydrogen sulfide exposure, Ft Irwin; Selected notifiable conditions; Notifiable sexually transmitted diseases; GBS following Influenza immunization; Korean hemorrhagic fever, Korea; Escherichia coli 0157:H7, ...