Active Duty Women's Health Care Service

Abstract

This report provides findings and recommendations for the Secretary of Defenses consideration on matters and policies related to active duty womens (ADWs) health care, needs, and services. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P and R)) charged the Defense Health Board(DHB) to recommend strategies to improve accessibility and quality of health services that would enhance ADWs medical readiness. Specifically, the OUSD(P and R) requested the DHB review and make recommendations to improve ADWs health and care to include a special focus on musculoskeletal, reproductive, and psychological health. Over the course of a year, the DHB reviewed the Department of Defenses (DoD) current womens health services, relevant health policies, subject matter expert interviews, and civilian and foreign militaries models to inform its findings and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 2020
Accession Number
AD1116725

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Health Board

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Blood Donors
  • Body Weight
  • Business Administration
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Eating Disorders
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Injury Prevention
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Psychiatry
  • Students
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.