Health, Wealth & Safety

The following post is by Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center and first appeared on the Navy Medicine Live blog on October 5, 2011. A report by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) details decades in progress against cancer since the National Cancer Act became law in 1971, …

The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) is sharing personal accounts from members of the military community who have intervened and successfully prevented a suicide, assisted someone in need, or took steps to seek help themselves when they experienced suicidal thoughts. We hope these …

This blog post was written by Rear Admiral Martha Herb, Director, Personal Readiness and Community Support. Rear Admiral Herb develops and provides oversight, and advises Navy leadership, on all policies and programs designed to enhance the personal readiness of Sailors and preparedness of their families in support of Navy missions. …

Some of you may remember this period used to be referred to as the ‘101 Critical Days of Summer’. A few years ago that tagline was dropped, but the idea remains the same – we all need to raise our level of safety awareness during this time of year.

The following post was written by VADM Adam M. Robinson, Jr. U.S. Navy Surgeon General and first appeared on DoDLive. This month we celebrate the centennial of Naval Aviation.  This is a huge milestone in the history of our service and I am incredibly proud of our aviation community.  For …

Jan Logan, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) of the Year from Naval Air Station, Jacksonville shares her experience, answers most commonly asked questions, and talks about how far sexual assault prevention and response has come in the Navy.

Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, surgeon general of the Navy, addresses health issues for family members returning to the U.S. from Japan

The following information is provide for Navy personnel and their families Family Support and Accounting www.navyfamily.navy.mil Emergency Coordination Center (877) 414-5358 – Available 24/7 Entitlements and Allowances: Travel Processing Center-Hampton Roads, VA (TPC-HR) (866) 239-0303 (866) 708-6985 – Fax http://www.npc.navy.mil/CareerInfo/PayAndBenefits/JapanEarthquake.htm Navy Installations Information: www.cnic.navy.mil Lost or Damaged Property Claims: (888) …

Many of our young Sailors and Marines are pushed, pressured, and led to use supplements that claim to help achieve unrealistic or superhuman results.

Shipments are beginning to arrive with more expected by the end of September. I encourage all to receive their vaccination as soon as possible thereafter.