Welcome to the Force Health Protection and Readiness Magazine, a
quarterly publication designed specifically to update America’s military
men and women, and their families, on important issues affecting the health
and safety of those who serve.
Past issues of FHP&R have addressed such timely topics as burn pit emissions
and the dangers of particulate matter, how the Department’s new inTransition
program is helping Service members as they move between health care providers
and on to new locations, and how the new Defense Centers of Excellence is
improving vision care and research.
In this edition of Force Health Protection and Readiness, you will learn how
new techniques such as Surgical Restoration and Regenerative Medicine are
giving new hope to wounded warriors, why seasonal flu vaccination is important,
and how the Department’s emphasis on Human Performance Optimization is
improving the health, safety and performance of Service members at home and
abroad.
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Featured Stories
The Disability Evaluation System: Process Improvement for Service Members with Disabilities
Apart from the wars in which the Nation
is now engaged, treatment of the
wounded and their care and reintegration
into everyday life is the Department’s
highest priority. Fortunately for those
who have suffered physical or other
disabilities in service to our country, it
is also the priority of the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA). The goal of
both departments is a cooperative and
uninterrupted continuum of care and
support as Service members transition
from active duty to veteran status. For
the past several years, both departments
have worked to improve collaboration at
all levels. continued...
Battling Environmental Threats to Combat Forces
Today, threats to the Nation’s safety
and security have taken America’s
fighting forces far from the battlefields
of the 20th century, not just in terms
of geography, but in nearly every other
context as well. In addition to a new kind
of enemy, the new type of war in which
America has been engaged in since 2001
has utilized a new defense strategy, a new
force structure, and new capabilities never
before employed in the history of warfare. continued...
Human Performance Optimization: Maximizing the Capability of Our Warfighters
Human Performance Optimization
(HPO) has been a buzzword in the
military for nearly a decade and is a term
commonly used to describe a technique
to improve an individual’s performance.
This concept is also known as Human
Performance Modification, Human
Performance Enhancement, Human
Performance Technology and Human
Systems Optimization. All terms generally
describe Department of Defense (DoD)
and Service efforts to improve the health,
safety and performance of Service
members. Over the past decade, these
programs and initiatives have evolved, but
work and integration continues. continued...
History of Vaccines Proves Helpful: MILVAX Moves Forward to Increase Awareness
With a focus on recent accomplishments
and an eye toward ever-expanding
future missions, the Military Vaccine
(MILVAX) Agency held its Annual
Refresher training this summer in Crystal
City, VA. continued...
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