Health, Wealth & Safety

The Navy describes resilience as “the capacity for Sailors, families, and commands to withstand, recover, grow, and adapt in the face of  stressors and changing demands.”  Resilience is also about fitness in balance. Our Sailors have to be physically, psychologically, spiritually, financially and emotionally fit. Post Deployment Health Re-Assessments and Operational Stress Control …

This blog post comes from Derek Nelson from the Naval Safety Center who asks – and answers – the question, “is it better to know more than you’ve forgotten?” This “safety guy” gives a serious subject. I’ve gotten lots of mileage out of two closely-related quotations through the years, and scarcely a …

  The following, written by L. Lee Acker, a financial professional from the Bethesda (Md.) Fleet & Family Support Center, is the first in a series of financial blogs aimed at helping you achieve a healthier financial status. This particular blog is aimed squarely at helping you avoid those scoundrels …

Derek Nelson (pictured to the left in the middle of a high-end mud “treatment”) has worked at the Naval Safety Center “forever” and, contrary to what you might think from the picture, is a “safety guy” — check out this, umm, quirky, take on a very serious subject. One of …

The following post is to encourage you to STOP and THINK before getting behind the wheel of any motorized vehicle after consuming alcohol. The video is from the Naval Safety Center which partnered with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to raise awareness on this, and other alcohol-related concerns.  You’ve heard …

The holidays can be a joyous time, but as many of us know they can also be stressful. Tis the season for financial worries, travel uncertainties, and time management challenges – no matter your age, job or background.  The purpose of this blog is to raise awareness about common types of seasonal stress and to share …

This blog post is written by Lt. Cmdr. John Schofield, a Navy Public Affairs Officer stationed at the Defense Information School in, Fort Meade, Maryland. A little over two years ago, I helped the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) on my ship organize a bone marrow registry drive.  There were close …

By Sharon McIntyre, Naval Hospital Oak Harbor Public Affairs Officer Breast cancer forms in the tissues of the breast, usually in the ducts that carry milk to the nipple and glands that produce milk.   Breast cancer is more common in women, however, men can also be diagnosed with this type …

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 …