In celebration of National Blood Donor Month, the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Two (NEPMU-2) health promotion team partnered with the U.S. Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) to host the unit’s first Blood Drive, Jan. 12.
The event was organized in collaboration with Navy Medical Center Portsmouth Blood Donor Program Director Mr. Ralph Peters and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ananda Stevenson, NEPMU-2 health promotion leading petty officer, and aimed to help fellow servicemen and women and family members in need.
“Historically blood donations decline after the winter holiday season, making January the most important time for health promotions to sponsor a Blood Drive,” said Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Theo Delorey.
The mission of the ASBP is to provide quality blood products for service members, veterans and their families in both peace and war. As a joint operation among the military services (Army, Navy and Air Force), the ASBP has many components working together to collect, process, store, distribute and transfuse blood worldwide.
“As Sailors, we are charged with volunteering to help the surrounding community. Now it’s time for us to give back and fill a need in our own military community,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Kendra Green.
Blood for the battlefield is transported by the ASBP. Anyone receiving blood or blood products in a combat area will receive blood through the ASBP. More than 150,000 units of blood transfused on the battlefield in the last 12 years since program’s inception and more than 1.5 million units of blood have been transfused for battlefield illness and injury.
The mission of NEPMU-2 is to provide specialized consultation, advice and recommendations in matters of occupational health, health promotion, preventive medicine, environmental health and deployment medical surveillance in support of the Navy’s operational forces, as well as those of the other military branches.
At the ASBP Drive sponsored by NEPMU-2, 20 people registered on the day of the event and, of those 20 people, 15 qualified to donate their blood.
“Each donation collects one unit or pint of blood, which then can save up to three lives. As a result of today’s donations, we collected enough blood which has the potential to save up to 45 lives,” said Hospital Corpsman Mercedez Stout.
The Navy has a longstanding tradition of volunteerism and community service. This health promotion outreach initiative safeguards the Navy’s legacy of humanity and pride.
For more information about NEPMU-2, please visit http://www.navy.mil.
For more information about the ASBP, please visit http://www.militaryblood.dod.mil.
| Date Taken: | 01.25.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 01.25.2018 12:27 |
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| Location: | NORFOLK, VA, US |
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