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AFMES Form 7: AFDIL Casework Request

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5/23/2023

Armed Forces Medical Examiner System form 7 - Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory Casework Request.

AFMES Form 44: DFT Client Feedback Survey

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5/23/2023

AFMES Form 44 Division of Forensic Toxicology Client Feedback Survey.

AFMES Form 42-R: Evidence Chain of Custody

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5/23/2023

Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Form 42-R, Evidence Chain of Custody.

Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Goal Oriented Guide to Prenatal Care Purple Book

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5/23/2023

This patient focused book provides information regarding prenatal visits, nutrition, illness, labor & delivery, and the post-partum period.

Self Care Skills for the Person with Diabetes

Fact Sheet
5/23/2023

This 46-page patient book provides information on what diabetes is; healthy eating; being active; monitoring; hypo and hyperglycemia, to include symptoms; causes and what to do; diabetes medications; sick day management; caring for the heart, kidneys, eyes, and feet; emotional health; and traveling. Includes patient action plan for healthy eating, exercise, monitoring, and medications.

Uniformed Services University Nursing PhD Graduates Make Profound Impact in Nursing Science

Article Around MHS
5/22/2023
Uniformed Services University alumni pictured are, from left to right: Dr. Christine Engstrom, a 2007 Ph.D. in Nursing Science program graduate, Retired Army Col. Richard Ricciardi, a 2006 graduate, and Dr. Roberta Lavin, a 2008 graduate. (Courtesy Photos)

The Uniformed Services University’s Ph.D. in Nursing Science program was established in 2006. The program, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, was established at the request of Federal Nursing Service Chiefs to help train military nurse scientists to conduct research that supports the warfighter and DOD operational missions.

New Mental Health Care Initiative Improves Access to Care and Readiness

Article Around MHS
5/22/2023
A room plaque for the 341st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health flight is pictured inside the base clinic June 23, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. The mental health flight offers mental health services to active duty members and manages the Family Advocacy and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heather Heiney)

For more than a year, the Air Force Medical Service has been rolling out Mental Health Targeted Care, an initiative that helps Airmen and Guardians understand all of the available options for support and connects them to the right resource either in a mental health clinic or outside the military hospital with another supporting agency that best meets their need.

Dizziness and Visual Problems After Concussion

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5/22/2023
Graphic containing general information on dizziness and vision  problems after a traumatic brain injury. Visit health.mil/TBIFactSheets and download related fact sheets for information.

More than 80% of all concussions—also known as mild traumatic brain injury—in the military are considered mild. Dizziness and visual problems are among the most common symptoms after concussion and often resolve within days or weeks

Changes in Behavior, Personality or Mood Following Concussion/mTBI Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
5/22/2023

This TBICoE fact sheet can be used by health care providers to educate patients with a concussion, or mild TBI, on how to manage changes in mood related to their injury. Patients and caregivers would also find this information useful.

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Renamed to Honor Army Doctor

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5/19/2023
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Renamed to Honor Army Doctor

Defense Health Agency renames Fort Belvoir Community Hospital to honor historic leader and highest-ranking black officer in the Union Army.

Navy Medicine at War: Stories of Service and Sacrifice at the Battle of Coral Sea

Article Around MHS
5/19/2023
Throughout the Battle of the Coral Sea, U.S. Navy medical personnel serving shipboard played important roles keeping sailors in the fight while providing life-saving medical care under the severest of conditions. (Courtesy Photo)

The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought primarily by carrier-based planes across this marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia from May 4 to 8, 1942. Throughout the battle, U.S. Navy medical personnel serving shipboard played important roles keeping sailors in the fight while providing life-saving medical care under the severest of conditions. These are some of their stories.

Find Answers to Your Health Care Questions through MHS GENESIS

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5/19/2023
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Destani Alvarado, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics’ Squadron radiology noncommissioned officer in charge, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Wallace, 81st MDTS radiology floor manager, examine patients records through the Military Health System GENESIS at the medical center, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi, on Jan. 6, 2023. MHS GENESIS features a health library where patients can find any information about their health. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trenten Walters)

The MHS GENESIS health library gives patients the ability to search for almost anything they would like to know about their health.

MilTICK (DOD Human Tick Test Kit Program)

Fact Sheet
5/19/2023

This is a concise, two-page fact sheet that describes the program, provides contact information, and answers frequently asked questions, including tick-removal guidelines.

Tick Control Around the Home

Fact Sheet
5/19/2023

This two-page document describes the basic biology of ticks, and techniques to control tick populations and prevent tick bites at home.

Protect Yourself from Tick-Borne Diseases

Fact Sheet
5/19/2023

This two-page document describes common tick species and the pathogens associated with them, as well as recommendations on tick-bite prevention.

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