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Environment Awareness
 Awareness of your environment is critical to health and wellness. Your home, your workplace, your community -- all of these are elements of your environment, and all can influence your health positively or negatively. In this section you can explore ways to improve your environment and avoid the hazards that are present at work, at home, and during recreation.
 Deployment Information
Get information on deployment and readiness, pre-deployment immunizations, Family Readiness Groups, healthcare benefits and more...including access to the online deployment globe.
Sun Protection: Questions and Facts for Soldiers  - 499 KB
This poster is prepared by the USACHPPM, and covers sun protection information, such as why people need to protect themselves from the sun; what you can do to protect yourself, including your eyes; and tricks for detecting the severity of UV rays throughout the day.
For more information on sun protection, click here.
Tornado Safety
When a tornado threatens, individuals need to have a safe place to go and time to get there. Even with advances in meteorology, warning times may be short or sometimes not possible. Learn about what measures to take and what to do before, during, and after a tornado. |
Hurricane Safety
August and September are peak months during the hurricane season that lasts from June 1st through November 30th. Learn about hurricanes, how to prepare for them, staying safe during a hurricane storms, and more...
Guidance for Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Recovering from a Hurricane - 1,172 KB
This handy booklet is packed with great information, which we hope you'll never need. While the community center table at the very beginning is Navy-specific, everything else is applicable to everyone - a handy reference as we start another hurricane season.
Download it at safetycenter.navy.mil/seasonal/disaster.pdf.
For more information, visit Ready.gov, the Department of Homeland Security's hurricane website.
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 Health Information Operations (HIO)
Weekly Update
From the USACHPPM Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, the HIO Weekly Update provides information regarding global medical and veterinary issues of interest to the United States (US) Army. Update for the week of November 14, 2008.
USACHPPM Fact Sheets Just the Facts: The U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine publishes fact sheets on potential health hazards ranging from insect-borne illness to worksite wellness. Many of these fact sheets are available online.
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Environment
