Expanding Support Roles for 10th Medical Regiment: Pre and Post Health Screenings of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen
Abstract
The Maryland Defense Force's (MDDF's) 10th Medical Regiment (10MEDRGT) is arguably the most active state defense force (SDF) medical command in the nation and is clearly the most creative in charting new avenues of service to both civilian and military authorities in its home state of Maryland and outside at the request of and in support of the Maryland National Guard (MDNG). Perhaps the most significant of these is the support that the 10th Medical Regiment (often referred to herein as the 10th) provides to soldiers and airmen of the MDNG by assuming, on a regular basis, the lead "provider" role in the Department of Defense (DoD) Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Program (PDHRA). This Federally mandated force health protection initiative is intended to enhance the deployment-related continuum of care by helping soldiers reveal both blatant and latent chronic mental and physical health problems triggered during the soldier's prior deployment in one of the world's hot spots. Success in this undertaking has led the MDNG to request similar assistance from the 10MEDRGT in their Family Assistance Soldier Reintegration Program, Periodic Health Assessment Program, and Soldier Readiness Program for mobilization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA496639
Entities
People
- H. W. Nelson