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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:

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

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.




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