Story by Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante | Defense Health Agency | 01.31.2022
If you've struggled unsuccessfully to lose weight in the past, it might be time to try getting some professional help.
Story by Douglas Holl | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 05.19.2020
The U.S. Army Public Health Center released the fifth annual Health of the Force report May 8. The report presents Army-wide and installation-level data for Active Component Soldiers for 20 health, wellness and environmental indicators, including injury, behavioral health, sleep disorders and heat risk. It also incorporates a number of “spotlight” vignettes highlighting emerging health......
Story by Shane Phipps | U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion - New England | 10.11.2018
Tyler Barrows of Manchester Maine lost more than 75 pounds to achieve his dream of joining the U.S. Army.
Story by Lesley Atkinson | Kenner Army Health Clinic | 10.01.2018
FORT LEE, Va. (Oct 1, 2018) -- The nation observed Childhood Obesity Awareness Month during September. It is an education and call-to-action campaign that encourages parents, educators, pediatricians and others to promote healthier lifestyles among the nation’s youths....
Story by Marcy Sanchez | William Beaumont Army Medical Center | 11.21.2016
Video games, mobile devices, junk food. These are all choices which, when consumed in abundance, may put youth at risk.
Story by Airman Sean Campbell | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 09.15.2015
September is annual Childhood Obesity Awareness month. Fairchild has many programs and opportunities for members of the community to help educate and prepare young people on how to live a healthy life style....
Story by Cpl. Sarah Cherry | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | 12.05.2014
Knees creak to stand on swollen feet, a heavy breath sighs with the work it takes to stand and walk into the doctor’s office for the verdict: type 2 diabetes. This is a snippet of life with obesity....
Story by Sgt. Samuel Northrup | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.10.2014
The U.S. has the second highest adult obesity rates out of developed nations and physically active jobs currently make up only about 25 percent of the nation’s workforce, making any physical activity a person can do in their spare time more important. These statistics, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and American Heart Association respectively, coupled......
