Courtesy Story | Defense Health Agency | 06.05.2024
June 2024 is Men’s Health Month, and Defense Health Agency Public Health officials are reminding males of the importance of taking charge of their health for a longer, happier lifestyle....
Story by Douglas Holl | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 06.08.2023
The Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen recently released the eighth annual Health of the Force (HOF). The report focuses on Active Component Soldiers and presents Army-wide and installation-level data for more than 20 medical, wellness, and environmental indicators....
Story by Kirk Frady | Medical Readiness Command, Europe | 03.23.2023
More than 120 military medical leaders, providers and planners from Army COMPO 1, 2 and 3 as well as civilian medical experts from across Europe, Africa and the continental United States took part in the Strategic Health and Readiness Symposium (SHRS) held March 21 - 23 in Garmisch, Germany....
Courtesy Story | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 12.12.2022
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – The former Army Public Health Center, now known as Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen, routinely monitors Soldiers’ medical data to identify the most common or problematic military injuries, trends and risk factors. DCPH-A experts recommend leaders regularly monitor their unit’s injury profile rates to identify risks that can be modified, and to......
Courtesy Story | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 11.17.2022
Lung Cancer Awareness Month takes place in November and presents an opportunity to raise awareness about Soldiers, smoking and lung cancer risk....
Courtesy Story | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 07.18.2022
Cancer, including skin cancer, is one of various chronic diseases monitored in the active-duty Army population in its annual Health of the Force report. Skin cancer is an especially preventable disease because ultraviolet radiation exposure – mostly from the sun and tanning beds – is the primary cause....
Story by Douglas Holl | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 04.04.2022
The goal of NPHW is to strengthen communities and raise public health awareness, which falls in line with the Army Public Health Center’s goal to support active living through the promotion of readiness and resilience....
Courtesy Story | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 10.27.2021
To ensure a healthy force, Army leaders need to know what ongoing health conditions are posing the greatest threat to their troops’ non-readiness....
