U.S. public health organizations at local, state, and federal levels are charged with improving the overall well-being of the people in their jurisdictions. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the National Institutes for Health provide national level public health support to civilian communities, the Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency, or DHA, is responsible for overseeing military's public health efforts.
The DHA Public Health efforts are reflected by activities and experts in each Service located at different Defense Centers of Public Health (DCPH): DHA Public Health
As scientific evidence is always evolving, public health organizations must routinely monitor trends in population data and reevaluate policies, procedures and equipment to ensure the most current scientific evidence is being effectively applied.
The Clinical Public Health and Epidemiology Directorate (CPHE) of the DCPH at Aberdeen (DCPH-A), provides essential public health services to enhance the technical competency of military healthcare providers and improve combat and protective equipment and policies to reduce injury and disease risk to service members and DoD workers. The CPHE's specialized medical and public health experts –
- conduct epidemiological surveillance of injuries and diseases
- investigate health conditions, causes, risks and solutions
- perform epidemiological consults (EPICONS)
- provide consultative services and professional briefings to healthcare providers, policy-makers, and leaders
- develop products to assist providers and communicate health messaging
CPHE experts are grouped in the four Divisions and specialized Branches listed below.
See Division/Branch details for links to specific information and products.
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