ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

We enhance readiness in the Navy and Marine Corps through the prevention of disease and injury by evaluating occupational and environmental health hazards and providing consultative support for their effective assessment, management and communication. We also provide products and services to optimize medical surveillance and help ensure compliance with occupational and environmental regulatory requirements.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

We provide a wide range of specialized health services to Navy and Marine Corps, Navy Medicine and DoD worldwide. Our products and services are in the following areas:

Risk Assessment
Risk Communication
BUMED Environmental Quality Program
Toxicology
Health and Safety
Liaison with Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Drinking Water Programs

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

We have certified industrial hygienists, toxicologists, chemistry specialists, and certified hazardous materials managers who develop and maintain expertise on topics that impact occupational health. We provide a variety of products and services, including:

Technical Manuals
Professional Presentations
Field Operations Manual
Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (HMIRS)
Defense Occupational Environmental and Health Readiness System (DOEHRS)
Ship Industrial Hygiene Survey Repository Holdings
Occupational Health Hazard Assessments
Occupational Toxicology
Submarine Materials Review Board
Health Hazard Consultation and Support to Acquisition Program Managers
IH Subject Matter Experts for various programs (Noise, Blast Overpressure, Respiratory Protection, Industrial Ventilation, etc.)

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

We're the premier provider of technical services in the fields of occupational and environmental medicine, radiation health, and occupational audiology. Our products and services are organized into the following divisions:

Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Occupational Audiology and Hearing Conservation
Radiation Health

Web Resources

Clinicians

Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview

Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance

Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024

Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
7700 Arlington Blvd. Ste. 5113 Falls Church, VA 22042-5113
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General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed---pao@health.mil