CLINICAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OFFICERS

Public health emergencies can appear and progress rapidly, leading to widespread health, social, and economic consequences. Military Commanders must be prepared to make timely decisions to protect lives, property, and infrastructure and enable DoD installations to sustain mission-critical operations and essential services.

BUMEDINST 6200.03 defines the responsibilities of BUMED activities to establish, implement, and sustain Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) capabilities, detailed in DoDINST 6200.03, that support public health emergency management within DON.

Policy and Guidance

• BUMEDINST 6200.17A: Public Health Emergency Officers
• DODI 6200.03: Public Health Emergency Management within the Department of Defense
• BUMEDINST 3500.5: Pandemic Influenza Planning Policy

Web Resources

• USACHPPM TG 314, Non-vaccine Recommendations to Prevent Acute Infectious Respiratory Disease among U.S. Army Personnel Living in Close Quarters Publications and Products

• CDC Mpox Page
• WHO Mpox Page
• IHD Mpox Vaccine Resource Center
• DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024

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.