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...]
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...]
Soldier Throws Out First Pitch Via Satellite for NY Mets Memorial Day Game
June 2, 2011 By Maj. Travis Dettmer, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan, June 1, 2011 -- Members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, took part in a special event in the early morning hours of May 31, 2011, to help the New York Mets ring in their 4th Annual Military Appreciation Day Memorial Day event … [Read more...]
President Obama Awards Medal of Honor
May 31,2011 White House Media Affairs Office For Immediate Release On July 12th, President Barack Obama will award Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Sergeant First Class Petry will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Paktya, Afghanistan in May, … [Read more...]