SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – When Shaw Air Force Base requires a weekly entomology inspection, the 20th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health clinic is there to get the job done.
The public health clinic ensures the well-being of service members, their families, and the greater Sumter community by conducting routine assessments such as disease prevention and control, environmental health inspections, occupational health screenings and medical readiness health assessments.
Every three years, public health establishes an updated vector surveillance plan for Shaw’s medical entomology program, taking a crucial part in managing and controlling health risks caused by potentially disease-bearing, or ‘vector’...