Preventive Medicine

Preventive Medicine

We provide force health protection enhancement of organic preventive medicine assets and rapid assessment of health threats in a theater of operations with the objective of either prevention or control. We also support Navy medical leaders who make Navy preventive medicine policy and medical department personnel who identify, evaluate, monitor, and respond to diseases, injuries, and environmental factors that threaten human health. 

EXPEDITIONARY PLATFORM

We provide training and support for the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Units and the Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Units. Click on the links below to learn more:

• Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Units (FDPMUs)

• Occupational and Environmental Health Site Assessment (OEHSA)

• Periodic Occupational and Environmental Monitoring Summary (POEMS)

PROGRAM AND POLICY SUPPORT 

We provide technical and professional support to Navy medical personnel who are responsible for making and implementing Navy preventive medicine policies.  We provide a variety of products and services in the following areas

• Child Youth Program Facilities
• Diseases and Conditions
• Field Preventive Medicine
• Food Sanitation and Safety
• Living Spaces and Related Service Facilities
• Medical Surveillance and Medical Event Reporting
• Ship Sanitation Control Program
• Swimming Pools
• Wastewater
• Additional Preventive Medicine Programs; Directives, Publications and Links