Military Health System

DHA guidance and resources for integrated primary harm prevention and intervention.

The success of military vaccine program depends on vaccinators understanding, following, and implementing proper vaccine storage and handling practices.

DOD Policy Guidance on Depression

TBICoE offers training opportunities and resources along the care continuum of traumatic brain injury management from prevention to recovery for military and civilian health care providers. These trainings are free and some offer continuing education credit.

TBICoE is committed to providing resources on TBI to help service members, veterans, family members, caregivers, and health care providers. Clinical recommendations, tools, and provider education resources are available for download.

Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) in the Department of Defense (DOD) aims to better address mental/physical health of service members, family members, and retirees by increasing access to behavioral health services, identifying mental health problems early, reducing stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment/support and reducing costs ...

Across the United States some people do not seek or receive medical services because of stigma and barriers to care (e.g., distance to clinics, unavailability of after-hours appointments, competing child-care demands, etc.). As a result, medical concerns that might benefit from the intervention of a medical professional may go unaddressed. Not only is ...

Resources to help reduce mental health stigma

PHCoE DOD Policy Guidance on Suicide Risk. These DoD Directives, Instructions, Manuals, and Memorandums provide policy guidance for identifying and managing service members at risk for suicide.

Combat and operational stress reactions (COSRs) are defined as “physical, emotional, cognitive, or behavioral reactions, adverse consequences, or psychological injuries of service members who have been exposed to stressful or traumatic events in combat or military operations,” according to DoD Instruction 6490.05. COSRs can vary in severity depending ...

DOD Policy Guidance on PTSD

DoDI 1010.04 Problematic Substance Use by DoD Personnel - Establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for problematic alcohol and drug use prevention, identification, diagnosis, and treatment for DoD military and civilian personnel.

Combat and operational stress reactions (COSRs) are physical, emotional, cognitive, or behavioral reactions, adverse consequences, or psychological injuries that can occur in service members following exposure to stressful or traumatic events in combat or military operations. They vary in severity due to many operational factors, such as intensity, ...

Public health preparedness and response is a critical area of focus as Defense Public Health transitions some of the military component public health functions to the Defense Health Agency. This includes all-hazard biosurveillance and public health emergency management, or PHEM.