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One Health Week highlights comprehensive public health concept
November 4, 2019 — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tens of thousands of people will get sick every year from diseases spread between animals, people, and the environment. Preventing the spread of disease and improving public health requires a One Health approach in which physicians, veterinarians, ecologists and Public Health officials work together to solve health issues using a multidisciplinary perspective... MORE

Observed during Nov. 2-9, One Health Week strives to raise awareness around the world to highlight the need for comprehensive public health using the One Health concept. The One Health concept explains the connection between human, animal, and environmental health. (U.S. Army graphic by Amber Kurka)

Public Health Command–Pacific team instrumental to Army water infrastructure improvements
October 23, 2019 — Potable water is essential to every community throughout the world - military communities are no exception. While discolored tap water is usually within U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards and safe to drink, the odd color can sometimes raise eyebrows and concerns from local residents... MORE

Michael Brown, Public Health Command-Pacific senior environmental engineer, collects a treated water sample from the water treatment plant at Fort Polk, La., April 9, 2019. The sample was analyzed for multiple contaminants that contribute to drinking water discoloration at the Army Public Health Center laboratory. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charles Bateman)

Flu season starts in the Pacific
October 18, 2019 — Wherever you are in the Pacific theater -near the Alaskan mountains, cruising along Interstate 5, or maybe visiting one of many exotic islands throughout the Indo-Pacific region - the flu season is here. While the inevitable cough or sniffle is bound to occur at some point this season, that doesn’t mean you or your crew should have to suffer from the flu... MORE

This year's flu season began Oct. 1, 2019. For more information about this flu season and additional ways to protect you and your crew from the flu visit the CDC website at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm

Army Best Medic Competition features military working dogs for first-time
September 25, 2019 — Fifty-six of the top Army medical specialists worked to provide prolonged field care to simulated casualties during the Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. Army Best Medic Competition Sept. 25 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington... MORE

Sgt. Nicholas Taussig, left, and Sgt. Michael Johnson treat a simulated military working dog casualty during the CSM Jack L. Clark Jr. Army Best Medic Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 24, 2019.

Twenty-eight two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Washington state to compete in the finals to be named the Army’s Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams’ physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgement while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment.

(U.S. Army photo illustration by John Wayne Liston/Released)