ARCPEP Project - Army Reserve Component Personal Empowerment Program

Abstract

Current military operations are pushing the Army Reserve Component (ARC) to streamline and optimize its individual medical and dental readiness posture. We proposed development and testing of a web-based package of personal empowering tools enriched with educational modules and practical information, along with a cadre of health coaches to motivate and educate the ARC soldier with the goal of enhancing readiness. The ARC urgently has needed an effective, affordable way to identify the dental and medical issues which impact the operational readiness of its units. With measurable outcomes in education, knowledge, and compliance with regulatory readiness requirements, we sought to demonstrate improved dental education and oral health habits that affect ARC soldiers. We also sought to better characterize the relationship between oral health status and other lifestyle behavior issues that can negatively impact cardiovascular (CV) health. This type of initiative has not been previously tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA563847

Entities

People

  • Georgia Delacruz

Organizations

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Dental Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Surveys
  • Human Behavior
  • Hypertension
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Surveys

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