Summary of Activities supporting the Army Medicine 2020 (AM2020) Campaigns Injury and Violence Free Living Program, March 2013 July 2016

Abstract

Purpose: To summarize U.S. Army Public Health Center (APHC) activities supporting the Army Medicine 2020 (AM2020) Campaigns Injury and Violence Free Living Program. Execution: In March 2013, APHC was tasked to oversee AM2020 Program 3-3.4 (Injury and Violence Free Living). Two lines of effort (LOE) addressed unintentional (e.g., transportation, workplace, fall-related) and intentional (e.g., suicide, domestic violence) injuries. A primary focus of Unintentional Injury Prevention (LOE 1) was to establish a Common Operating Picture regarding U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) unintentional injury prevention responsibilities, which are distributed across multiple Army regulations and disciplines. Intentional Injury Prevention (LOE 2) activities focused on meeting established standards for suicide and suicidal behavior surveillance. Products: Unintentional injury metrics and tools were developed for installation-level injury monitoring, communication of emerging injury prevention and physical performance optimization science to the field continued, and a MEDCOM Operational Order was published to organize installation-level medical input on injuries and establish routine coordination of injury prevention activities across the Army medical and public health enterprise. Intentional injury metrics were established to monitor data necessary to inform Army leadership of suicide rates and trends. Conclusion: The AM2020 Injury and Violence Free Living Program provided data necessary for informed decision making and developed links between Army injury prevention partners across the medical and public health enterprise. The Army Medicine Campaign 2017 was released in November 2016; future APHC support of and initiatives related to injury prevention will be part of its Public Health Service Line.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2017
Accession Number
AD1033473

Entities

People

  • Anna Schuh
  • Bruce H. Jones
  • Catherine Rappole
  • Essie Pfau
  • John Wills
  • Joseph Pecko
  • Mellina Stephen
  • Michelle Canham-chervak
  • Ryan Steelman

Organizations

  • United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Domestic Violence
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Information Exchange
  • Injury Prevention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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