Army Reserve Component Personalized Empowerment Program (ARCPEP)
Abstract
Dental health significantly affects operational readiness of the Army Reserve Component (ARC). Dental Class III soldiers are considered non-deployable. Army regulations require that all soldiers have an annual dental examination and that 95% of soldiers are dentally ready (Class I or II). After deployment, soldiers must be dental Class I or II within120 days. No effective mechanism exists to assess and track oral health and medical health issues related to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors of the ARC, much less to educate and motivate soldiers to improve their oral health especially as it relates to cardiovascular risk. Specific Aims: 1. Assess oral health and cardiovascular risk in a population of ARC soldiers and provide ARC soldiers with a Personal Empowerment Package (PEP) to motivate the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices, specifically to motivate soldiers regarding dental readiness. 2. Determine the ability of PEP to educate and motivate soldiers regarding dental readiness, increase healthy behaviors, and improve dental readiness. 3. Validate the utility of PEP to track medical and dental issues (including immunization record) in the ARC population. 4. Evaluate the feasibility of an Automated Personal Guidance System (APGS) to communicate with and motivate soldiers and educate soldiers regarding dental care. Relevance: Poor dental readiness is the leading cause of non-deployability for ARC soldiers. A PEP tool can help capture and track relevant oral and medical health issues and with coaching can educate, motivate, ndd assist soldiers to seek preventive care and improve force health with a comprehensive focus.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA563278
Entities
People
- Georgia Delacruz
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine