DAV Veterans are First: FW: Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: DHA director discusses advances in trauma care; Monday Motivational Message: “The Meat or the Bone”; Fight Disease Before it Starts

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

FW: Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: DHA director discusses advances in trauma care; Monday Motivational Message: “The Meat or the Bone”; Fight Disease Before it Starts

Subject: Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: DHA director discusses advances in trauma care; Monday Motivational Message: "The Meat or the Bone"; Fight Disease Before it Starts
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:32:00 -0500
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Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: DHA director discusses advances in trauma care; Monday Motivational Message: "The Meat or the Bone"; Fight Disease Before it Starts

08/11/2015

DHA director discusses advances in trauma care

Advances in trauma care have accelerated over the past decade, spurred by injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. As the war in Afghanistan ends and individuals leave the military, there is concern that medical experience and knowledge acquired during the conflict may be lost within the military itself.

Monday Motivational Message: "The Meat or the Bone"

When I was growing up in a rural area of Mississippi, all the neighborhood children would come over to my great-grandfather's house during football season to play a pick-up game in his spacious front yard. Every Saturday, we would play from sun up to sun down without ever taking a break. My great-grandfather would always sit on his front porch and watch the group of about 16-20 young men playing as though we were in the Super Bowl. On one particular Saturday, two of the neighborhood children became upset with the direction and flow of the game.

Fight Disease Before it Starts

This month, the Military Health System is emphasizing preventive care. TRICARE wants you to know about your preventive care benefits and how to use them so you and your family can stay ready and resilient.