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Public Health Command - Pacific 100/0 Suicide Prevention Month 2021
August 31, 2021 — Members of Public Health Command - Pacific participate in doing 22 push-ups in honor of Suicide Prevention Month 2021... MORE

Public Health Activity-Hawaii Provides Vital Support during Army Medicine Best Leader Competition
August 8, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Command’s Best Leader Competition here lasted just a few days, but preparations for the arduous event took months of planning, organizing, and training. And due to COVID-19 restrictions, which mandated a different approach to mission accomplishment, new procedures were set in place. ... MORE

COVID-19 Surveillance Laboratory Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Tripler
July 29, 2021 — Public Health Command-Pacific conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its recently accredited COVID-19 Surveillance Laboratory... MORE

Public Health Activity-Hawaii oversees safe delivery of food during the U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition
July 24, 2021 — Public Health Activity-Hawaii Soldiers with the Force Health Protection Cell lead the safe delivery of food during U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition 2021... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Internship Program at JBLM
July 23, 2021 — Cadet Loise Aleria spent part of her summer by the waters of American Lake, Sequalitchewe Lake, the Soldiers Field House pool, and the Fort Lewis Waterpark here. But instead of swimming, she was in search of insects, more specifically mosquitoes, and preferably female ones. But this was just part of her mission... MORE

Public Health Activity-Hawaii performs COVID-19 tests ahead of the U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition
July 21, 2021 — Public Health Activity-Hawaii Soldiers with the Force Health Protection Cell administer COVID-19 rapid tests for support staff in preparation for the U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition... MORE

Now & Later, Hear This! Hearing Conservation Month
June 22, 2021 — Focus on hearing conservation means employed by the U.S. Army... MORE

Fort Shafter Veterinary Activity Earns AAHA Accreditation
May 19, 2021 — Fort Shafter Veterinary Activity earns American Animal Hospital Association accreditation, a feat accomplished by only 12 to 15 percent of clinics in the United States and Canada. ... MORE

PHC-P develops new Pre-Exercise Vector Surveillance program
February 26, 2021 — This spring, Public Health Command-Pacific’s Entomology and Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory service lines will launch the first ever Pre-Exercise Vector Surveillance program for the Indo-Pacific region. The new initiative is a pilot program funded by the Global Emerging Infectious Surveillance program, also known as GEIS, a section of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Matthew Pascual, noncommissioned officer in charge of entomology for Public Health Command-Pacific in Japan, collects mosquito specimens from a surveillance light trap to test for vector-borne pathogens of human concern on Camp Zama, Japan, Feb. 25, 2021. Collecting vector samples allows for PHC-P scientists to analyze areas of interest for potential vector-borne diseases that could impact the health of the force.

MCAS Miramar VTF overcomes adversity to get the mission done
February 17, 2021 — The staff at the MCAS Miramar Veterinary Treatment Facility are no strangers to overcoming adversity and finding creative solutions to keep the mission going. For the last three years the team has conquered one operational hurdle after another, such as juggling staffing shortages and COVID-19 operation restrictions, in order to continue to care for their furry patients. ... MORE

Spc. Jessica Bonner, a veterinary food inspection specialist, cares for a military working dog at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Veterinary Treatment Facility, Calif., Oct. 2020. Bonner was trained in the role of an animal care specialist by the Miramar VTF staff to provide assistance during a manning shortage. Bonner’s ability to learn the animal care specialist’s core tasks allowed the VTF to remain operational to support the MWD mission, as well as support more than 7,000 privately-owned animals in the local military community. (Courtesy photo)