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  • Air Force mental health programs encourage seeking help

    The number of Airmen seeking mental health care has increased over the last five years -- and this is a trend Air Force leaders encourage, according to a lead psychiatrist with the office of the Air Force Surgeon General.A mental health encounters report issued by the Air Force Medical Operations

  • Limiting exposure to mosquitos, ticks is key

    Summer is right around the corner and soon more time will be spent outdoors enjoying the sunshine and warmer weather. Unfortunately, the arrival of summer also means a greater amount of insects pestering outdoor activities. For many years, mosquitos were thought of as nothing more than uninvited

  • Nurse Advice Line now available

    Sometimes it is difficult to know if or when to seek medical assistance for acute health problems, having professional help at a moment's notice can ease that decision. The Military Health System's new Nurse Advice Line, or NAL, for TRICARE beneficiaries can do just that beginning May 30. The NAL is

  • Behavioral health consultation now available in primary care clinics

    Airmen, dependents and veterans now have access to behavioral health services through their primary care manager, or PCM, at any military treatment facility, Air Force Medical Operations Agency officials report.The Behavioral Health Optimization Program, or BHOP, was developed to employ internal

  • Hep B immunization guideline updated

    The Department of Defense recently updated its immunization guidelines, requiring all service members to receive the hepatitis B virus immunizations. Since 2002, the Air Force has administered the vaccination to new recruits. Most deploying Airmen and health care workers have also received the

  • Alcohol Awareness Month observed by Hanscom, military

    April is National Alcohol Awareness Month and April 10 is National Alcohol Screening Day. Military Pathways, a program of the Department of Defense, encourages service members and their families to take a free, anonymous alcohol-use self-assessment at www.DrinkingIQ.org. "Many people erroneously

  • AFMC promotes 'Spring Into Shape' wellness challenge

    During April and May, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Spring Into Shape wellness challenge. Spring Into Shape is a command-wide initiative on how to safely lose weight and be physically active. Participants will receive a free copy of the Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions for Weight Loss

  • New apps provide Airmen mobile medical education and tools

    Two free mobile applications produced by the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia are now available for Airmen and all military health system beneficiaries.The CEMM released two mobile apps in 2013, the CEMM Virtual Medical Center app and a pregnancy app called "My Pregnancy A to Z Journal."

  • Electronic cigarette use increasing among Airmen

    Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers.The battery-operated products, known as e-cigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled by

  • TRICARE for Life Pharmacy pilot begins in March

    A pilot program launching March 14 will require TRICARE for Life, or TFL, beneficiaries to use TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery, or a military pharmacy, to fill prescriptions for select maintenance medications. The program is a provision of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.Beginning Feb.