Washington -- After visiting children at CentroNía, a bilingual child care center in Washington, D.C., First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled Let's Move! Child Care, a new effort to work with child care providers to help our youngest children get off to a healthy start. The First Lady released a checklist that providers and parents can use as a tool to encourage healthy eating … [Read more...]
DOD Launches Mild Brain Injury App
The Department of Defense announced today it has released a new mobile application for health care professionals, the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Pocket Guide. This application, developed by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), gives providers a comprehensive, quick reference that includes clinical practice guidelines for assessing and treating service … [Read more...]
Military Training Leaders Shape Future Through Special-Duty Assignments
By Airman 1st Class Samuel Taylor 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - In order to fill its mission requirements, the Air Force employs service members in specialized positions to perform a specific duty. These special duties allow Airmen to step outside their conventional roles and experience a completely new side of the Air Force. One such position … [Read more...]
Change in Law Results in Retroactive Benefits for Non-OEF/OIF Injuries
June 7, 2011 From Department of Veterans Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs announced June 3, Sailors who suffered a qualifying injury on or after Oct. 7, 2001, may be eligible beginning Oct. 1, for a payment of $25,000 to $100,000 regardless of where the injury occurred. The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection program … [Read more...]
TRICARE Joins ‘Script Your Future’ Campaign to Increase Patient Medication Adherence
6/3/2011 - FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- TRICARE joined the U.S. surgeon general and other partners recently in Washington D.C. to launch the Script Your Future campaign, which encourages patients to take their medications as directed. The Script Your Future campaign's primary goal is patient education and awareness, focused on patients with three serious chronic conditions: … [Read more...]