Accessing Military Health Care During Lapse in Appropriations
The Military Health System will continue to provide health care during a government lapse in appropriations. There may be some effects on the delivery of health care services within military hospitals and clinics. Contact your hospital or clinic to confirm hours of operations and services provided.
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The DHA Targeted Care Pilot deployed to 10 sites in April 2023. The pilot, lasting six months, aims to alleviate the strained mental health system by matching service members to the care they need—wherever they are on a spectrum of mental health issues. Following the pilot, DHA will review results for the purpose of further refinement, continuation, ...
The Brandon Act aims at improving the referral process for service members seeking a mental health evaluation and allowing them to seek help confidentially,
The Defense Health Agency welcomed U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Y. Johnson as the new senior enlisted leader in a ceremony at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, on March 10. Johnson is the agency’s first female senior enlisted leader.
An Airman practices leading a yoga class July 18, 2022 at the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio. The training is a part of a pilot program called Yoga Shield, which aims to teach Airmen to reduce stress and to build mental and physical resiliency through yoga. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shane Hughes)
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Acute Pain (CBT-AP) is a biopsychosocial approach (Figure 1) to help address acute pain. Brief CBT-AP aims to decrease distress and disability from pain and assist in returning you to activities your primary care manager (PCM) approved.
A Head for the Future aims to raise awareness about TBI among service members, veterans and their families. This fact sheet provides tips for choosing the right helmet for the right sport, with information about different safety features in helmets for skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling.
A Head for the Future aims to raise awareness about TBI among service members, veterans and their families. This fact sheet provides tips for choosing the right helmet for the right sport, with information about different safety features in helmets for football and baseball.
A Head for the Future aims to raise awareness about TBI among service members, veterans and their families. This fact sheet provides tips for choosing the right helmet for the right ride, with information about different safety features in helmets for bicycling and riding motorcycles.
Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, M.D., Director, Defense Health Agency & Captain Mike Colston, M.D., Director for Mental Health Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Health Affairs [testified] before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel on The current state and future aims in Opioid use, and Abuse Research, ...
Captain Mike Colston, M.D., Director for Mental Health Programs , Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), [testified] before the Senate Armed Services, Subcommittee on Personnel on The Current State and Future Aims in Traumatic Brain Injury, Research, Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation, and Treatment
Captain Mike Colston, M.D., Director Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological health and Traumatic Brain Injury, testified be the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel on The Current State and Future Aims of Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury - Clinical and Research Program Assessment
This memorandum from the Air Force Surgeon General describes the "Patient Centeredness Vision" which encompasses the six aims of health care: safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.
HR 3304, NDAA for FY 2014, Sec. 713(j)
Warfighter brain health is the physical, psychological, and cognitive status that affects a warfighter's ability to adapt in any environment. Brain health affects readiness, operational capability, and mission effectiveness.
Data tables last updated on August 15, 2024
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