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| Population Health Preventive Medicine Forum
The intent is to provide an informal forum for asking questions, exchanging ideas, and sharing information regarding a wide variety of preventive medicine issues. Click here to POST ONLINE. We will endeavor to post your information promptly to keep the discussions lively. If you have a question or suggestion, you may either "Post a Note" or contact us directly by e-mail at Preventive Medicine. The views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Navy Environmental Health Center, the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense. ARCHIVES 2004
Jan-Jun Preventive Medicine Forum Postings
Return to Top TMA SAR Response Guide Please click here to view the TMA SAR Response Guide CAPT B. K. Bohnker, MC, USN(FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health 171752Z JUN 04 CNO msg Preventive Health Assessment Please click here to view the message dated 17June2004 CAPT B. K. Bohnker, MC, USN(FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health Medical
Update for Pre and Post -Deployment Health Assessments (PDHA) Please click here for the copy of the eNAVGRAM 07June2004 CAPT B. K. Bohnker, MC, USN(FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health
BUMED msg Medical Implementation of Population Health Navigator and Metrics Please click here for the BUMED message. POCs are LCDR Von Thun or CDR Lamar at NEHC Population Health. CAPT B. K. Bohnker, MC, USN(FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health
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Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers - Policy Please click here for the BUMED msg. BUMED 281713ZMAY04Z Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers - Policy CAPT B. K. Bohnker, MC, USN(FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health
NAVMED P-5010-1, CHANGE 1, Food Safety, Article 3-2.6 Please click here for the NAVMED P-5010-1, CHANGE 1, Food Safety, Article 3-2.6. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health FDA Issues Alert on Additional Recalled Stocks of Paramount Farms Raw Almonds due to Salmonella reports The Food and Drug Administration is advising distributors, wholesalers and consumers that a recall of raw almonds due to reports of Salmonella Enteriditis that was announced by Paramount Farms, Lost Hills, CA, on 5/18/04 has expanded. Please click here for the FDA alert. Please click here for the FDA Alerts alerts website. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health
Top Notch Instructor Wanted for Field Medical Service School Camp Pendleton Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 article by LCDR Zinderman, MC, USN, et. al., - NEPMU 2 LCDR Craig Zinderman, MC, USN at NEMPU2 and co-authors: LCDR Byron Conner, CDR Mark A. Malakooti, CDR James E. LaMar, LCDR Adam Armstrong, and CAPT Bruce K. Bohnker, provided the following article this month: Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Military Recruits. C.E. Zinderman et al. CAPT B.K. Bohnker, MC, USN(FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health Flu Updates at USAF FLU
Surveillance Website Operational Entomology Training Course course will be accepted as refresher training for the EPA category 8 "This is an Original Posting" NDVECC Bangor will be offering our annual Operational Entomology Training course at Camp Pendleton from 14-23 June. This course is designed to
provide training in vector/pest surveillance and control procedures in a field
environment, refresher training in entomological aspects of vector-borne diseases,
and hands-on pesticide applicator equipment training. In addition,
PMT's that are near expiring in their category 8 pesticide applicator certification can be re-certified by attending this course. CDC MMWR: Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Commonly Transmitted Through Food - Selected Sites, U.S. 2003 "This is an Original Posting" Please click here to go to the CDC MMWR April 30, 2004 / 53(16);338-343 on Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Commonly Transmitted Through Food - Selected Sites, U.S. 2003. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health Asst SECDEF Policy for HIV Interval Testing 29Mar04 "This is an Original Posting" Please click here to go to Asst SECDEF Policy for HIV Interval Testing 29Mar04 or cut and paste on your browser http://www.ha.osd.mil/policies/2004/04-007.pdf CDR M. A. Malakooti, MC, USN - NEHC Population Health FDA "What you need to know..."Registration of Food Facilities" and "Imported Food Shipments" "This is an OriginalPosting" Please click here for the FDA's "What you need to know about Registration of Food Facilities" (pdf) and "What you need to know about Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments" (pdf). Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health FDA-Bioterrorism Act 2002: Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments Compliance Summary Information
HM2(SW) Collin Bowman - NEHC Plans & Operations CDC MMWR: Manufacturer's Recall of Human Rabies Vaccine "This is an OriginalPosting" Please click here for the CDC MMWR dtd April 2, 2004 / 53(Dispatch);1-2 on the Notice to Readers: Manufacturer's Recall of Human Rabies Vaccine. Ms. B. Washburn, MPA/Ed, CHt, CHPD - NEHC Population Health How to Report Problems With Products Regulated by FDA "This is an OriginalPosting" The FDA has information on "How to report problems with products regulated by the FDA" which contains valuable information when ansering phone calls or other inquiries from consumers, medical profession, etc. Questions such as:
Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health Food Safety & Inspection Service Recall List - Cimarron Premium Beef Chili with Beans "This is an OriginalPosting" Please click here for the information on the Recall of Cimarron Premium Beef Chili with Beans #010-2004. Please click here for additional information on the FSIS Recalls. LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health New Armed Forces Medical Intelligence (AFMIC) CD available soon "This is an OriginalPosting" The newest installment of the AFMIC MEDIC CD is due out in Mid-May. Anyone interested please contact Ms. Kathy Sanders at AFMIC with the following information: POC Name, Phone Numbers (COMM & DSN), Full Unit Mailing Address, Number of CDs Requested, 1-2 Sentence Justification - Need For Disks. HM2(SW) Collin Bowman, USN - NEHC Population Health Call for Papers 2005 NEHC Conference 6th Operational Research Competition Finalists
Sylvia Y. N. Young, MD, MPH
Environmental Health Perspectives Survey for Clinicians "This is an Original Posting" Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), the official journal of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, is the highest impact (Citation Index Impact Score: 3.5) and most widely distributed Environmental Health journal in the world. As of January, 2004 it also went completely "Open Access", with all articles freely available and downloadable ( http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/admin/openaccess.html). Over the last few years, EHP has been making a concerted effort to cultivate the interest of physicians and other clinicians. EHP is now looking for feedback on its current appeal to clinicians and how we might improve that appeal. IF YOU ARE A CLINICIAN, please consider responding to the VERY BRIEF and informal questions below and emailing the response to Darlene Bramble (Assistant to Howard Hu, M.D.-Medical Editor of EHP) at: dbramble@hsph.harvard.edu. Please respond by 15 March 2004. Thank you. Howard Hu, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.D. - Medical Editor LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health FDA Recall List
ADCO USA, Inc. Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Fish (March 10, 2004) Wanted PMT Top-Notch Instructor "This is an Original Posting" Are you up for Shore Duty? Do you like to teach all you have learned and have an impact on Navy Medicine? Do you desire to train and motivate young, Hospital Corpsman and Dental Technicians in Lifesaving skills? Do you want to be more competitive within and outside of our NEC? Come be a part of the pride of the Hospital Corps and Navy Medicine...FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL. Billets for (2) PMT's will be opening soon. Minimum Criteria is as follows:
HM1 (SW/FMF) C. R. Acord Instructor/Academics/Preventive Medicine Technician Field Medical Service School, Camp Lejeune, NC 28542 "Through the gates of HELL for a wounded Marine" FDA Information on Lariam (Mefloquine Hydrochloride) for Malaria Prevention "This is an Original Posting" The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the development of a Medication Guide (FDA-approved patient labeling) to provide better information to consumers about the risks and benefits of Lariam (mefloquine hydrochloride), and to educate patients on the measures to be taken to optimize Lariam's effectiveness. Click here for the FDA "Lariam Medication Guide" - one of the most highly effective means of combating one of the deadliest diseases in the world (Malaria). Please click here for additional information on Lariam. CAPT B.K. Bohnker, MC, USN (FS) - Director, NEHC Population Health Important items/updates for NDRS users "This is an Original Posting" Attention NDRS users! Three items of immediate interest for PMTs/NDRS users: 1. Follow this link to instructions on how to add a new UIC to your NDRS database: 2. The NDRS Epi section pages are now produced in a plain text/low bandwidth version that will enhance viewing shipboard or in areas of minimal bandwidth. That can also be found on the hyperlink given above. 3. NMCP Portsmouth was attacked Feb 18, 2004 by mass-mailing worms using .zip files to spread their malicious payload. To deal with this, Charette MID has completely blocked zip files, and deleted those found on servers, some of which could be NDRS export files. Since we have no way of knowing what files have been blocked or deleted, anyone who has submitted a data file to NEHC after Feb17, 2004 is requested to re-send this data. Export dates can be �set back� to capture previously-exported records without harm. Please give Charette MID time to resolve this outbreak, and wait to re-transmit your files until Feb 25, 2004. Your cooperation is appreciated. Any questions or technical information needed please email: NDRS@nehc.med.navy.mil Ms. Lea Gilchrist, RN BSN MCSE MCP+I - NEHC Population Health MANMED Change 118 20AUG02, Article 15-29 paragraph 9 "This is an Original Posting" (9) All members 35 years of age and older either separating or retiring will be offered screening for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (I ICV). (a) This testing will be voluntary and will not delay release from active duty. (b) Though screening will be offered to those 35years of age or older, anyone who wishes to know or is concerned regarding their l-ICV-infection status should be provided the opportunity for counseling, testing, and appropriate follow-up. The results of screening and any evaluation and treatment shall be annotated in the member's permanent medical record. (c) Members offered HCV testing will be required to sign and date the SF-507 Overprint, (NAVMED Overprint 6230/1(06-01)) available at Navy Medicine Online (NMO) in the Directives Section. Please note... NMO is a secure site. Please click here to access the MANMED Change 118 20AUG02, Article 15-29 paragragh 9. LCDR Julie S. Howe, MC, USNR - NEPMU-5 Opportunity to Excel - PMT to augment US Army in South West Asia "This is an Original Posting" PMTs, EHOs, PMOs, COs,XOs. LCPOs, etc. - "OPPORTUNITY TO EXCEL" Please click here for additional Information: "Opportunity to Excel" PMT Enlisted Technical Leader Email: PMT-ETL@nehc.mar.med.navy.mil (757) 953-0782 DSN: 377 FAX: (757) 953-0685 HMCS(SW) Noah E. Bankard, USN - NEHC Plans & Ops Promed Mail: Human Salmonella Infection from Cat Exposure "This is an Original Posting" ProMED-mail post a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 2Feb04 Source: KBCI-TV, Boise, Idaho USA (edited) Salmonella poisoning usually comes from raw eggs, undercooked poultry, or unpasteurized milk, but some pets also carry it. 10 cases of human salmonella infection were reported recently in the Treasure Valley (Idaho) area that link the bacteria to kittens and cats from the Idaho Humane Society. All of the cages the animals were in have since been thoroughly cleaned. Ms. Becky Washburn, MPA, CHt - NEHC Population Health CDC Facts about Ricin "This is an Original Posting" A Senate rattled by a RICIN attack began returning to regular business Wednesday, and the lack of any reported illnesses prompted leaders to plan to reopen office buildings. Even so, officials continued to say they did not know how the powdery poison arrived Monday in the mailroom of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. Ricin is a poison that can be made from the waste left over from processing castor beans. Please click here to go to the CDC Facts about RICIN. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health CDC and NEHC Information about Avian Influenza "This is an Original Posting" Avian Influenza - Type A influenza viruses can infect several animal species, including birds, pigs, horses, seals and whales. Influenza viruses that infect birds are called �avian influenza viruses.� Please click here for the CDC Information Page on Avian Influenza. Please click here for NEHC's Information Sheets on Avian Influenza updated 30Jan04. Ms. Becky Washburn, MPA, CHt - NEHC Population Health CDC MMWR Human Death Associated with Bat Rabies - California 2003, January 23, 2004 / 53(02);33-35 "This is an Original Posting" Please click here for the MMWR Article. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health Prevention and Management of Operational and Combat Stress Information Sheets "This is an Original Posting" Please click here for the Prevention and Management of Operational and Combat Stress Information Sheets. Mark Long, Ed.D. - NEHC Population Health Gear Guide and Deployment Hints for Operation Iraqi Freedom Information Sheets "This is an Original Posting" Please click here for the Gear Guide and Deployment Hints for Operation Iraqi Freedom Information Sheets. CAPT Konrad A. Hayashi, MC, USN - NEPMU-6 BUMED Medical Guidance on Permethrin Uniform Treatment 091751Z Jan04 "This is an Original Posting" Please click here for the links to the references to the BUMED Medical Guidance on Permethrin Uniform Treatment 091751Z Jan04 (a) Navy Preventive Medicine Manual P-5010-8 Chap 8 - Field Entomology (pdf) (b) Armed Forces Pest Management Board Tech Guide 36: Personal Protective Techniques against insects & other arthropods of military importance (c) National Academies Press - Health Effects of Permethrin-Impregnated Army Battle Dress Uniforms (d) Armed Forces Pest Mgt Board Info Paper: Safety of Permethrin Treated Uniforms also go to USA CHPPM ENTO Page (e) Armed Forces Pest Mgt Board DoD Contingency Pesticides also go to the AFPMB DoD Std Pesticides & Pest Control Equiment Lists Page (f) BUMED Guidance on Pesticide Applicators (6250-12C) pdf or go to Navy Medicine ONLINE - NMO click on Directives Please click here for additional information also on the NEHC Permethrin Fact Sheet 19Dec03. LCDR Gary Tetrault, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health Registration for the NEHC Workshop is now open "This is an Original Posting" Registration for the 2004 conference is now open. Please go to the NEHC WORKSHOP registration page. Detailers will be on hand for anyone who would like to speak one-on-one with them - please register now. Anyone with questions or concerns please let us know as soon as possible. HM2(SW) Collin Bowman, USN - NEHC Population Health Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism "This is an Original Posting" Click here to go to the "Trust for America's Health" website. Click here for "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism or go to the Executive Summary (pdf). Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health Shipboard approved foodservice, laundry, and furniture "This is an Original Posting" Click here for the Naval Shipboard Foodservice Catalog online. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health CDC - Stop the Spread of Germs in Schools "This is an Original Posting" Useful CDC web page: Stop the Spread of Germs: Actions for Schools LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health Haram-Christensen Corporation Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Eggs in Oebel Rum Stollen (January 8, 2004) "This is an Original Posting" Link: Haram-Christensen Corporation Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Eggs in Oebel Rum Stollen (January 8, 2004) Please go to the FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts page for more information. LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health FDA Seizes Goods at Reed Creek Milling (Wytheville, VA) Due to Unsanitary Conditions 8Jan04 "This is an Original Posting" Link: FDA Talk Paper - FDA Seizes Goods at Reed Creek Milling (Wytheville, VA) Due to Unsanitary Conditions. Ms. Becky Washburn, MPA, CHt - NEHC Population Health FDA Issues Final Rule and Final Order Regarding Safety and Efficacy of Certain Licensed Biological Products Including Anthrax Vaccine "This is an Original Posting" Link: FDA Statement - FDA Issues Final Rule and Final Order Regarding Safety and Efficacy of Certain Licensed Biological Products Including Anthrax Vaccine. Link: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) web site. Ms. Becky Washburn, MPA, CHt - NEHC Population Health CDC MMWR: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Dairy Cow - Washington State, 2003 "This is an Original Posting" Link: CDC MMWR: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Dairy Cow - Washington State, 2003 January 9, 2004 / 52(53);1280-1285. Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health Under Secretary of Defense Memo: Resumption of Anthrax Vaccine Program (AVIP) 7Jan04 "This is an Original Posting" Link: Under Secretary of Defense Memo: Resumption of Anthrax Vaccine Program (AVIP) 7Jan04. Link: NEHC Anthrax Information Page Link: Military Vaccine Information Page Mr. Robert Odette, RS/REHS, MSPH - NEHC Population Health European Commission: Food Safety - From the Farm to the Fork "This is an Original Posting" Link: European Commission: Food Safety - From the Farm to the Fork LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health CDC Health Updates on Public Health Precautions related to Orange Threat "This is an Original Posting" Please click here for the CDC Health Updates on Public Health Precautions related to Orange Threat. Link: CDC's web site on Emergency Preparedness and Response LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health Hansen Beverage Company Issues a Safety Alert and Product Recall "This is an Original Posting" Link: US FDA information on Hansen Beverage Company is voluntarily recalling its Classic Sparkling Cider in 50.7 ounce Magnum glass bottles following reports of some bottles breaking. Link: Listing of FDA Product Recalls. LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health DoD 3020.37 Continuation of Essential DoD Contractor Services during Crises 6Nov90 "This is an Original Posting" Civilian Contract personnel are subject to pre-deployment medical screening and other processes per the Department of Defense Instruction 3020.37, 6Nov90 - Continuation of Essential Contractor Services. Enclosure 3, of DODI 3020.37 provides detailed information on what services may be provided to contractors who deploy in support of military operations. The patient category for contractors is K65, while the FMP is 99+ssn. Services can include receiving pre-deployment environmental threat briefings, immunizations, panarex films, HIV testing, and medical evaluations (medical, dental, or psychological) for fitness to deploy. For more information related to Deployment Medical Surveillance please go to the following NEHC web pages: (1) Population Health/Preventive Medicine Deployment Medical Surveillance Information page, (2) NEHC Deployment Health Web Page, or the (3) Population Health/Preventive Medicine Deployment Medical Surveillance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page. Mr. Steve Heaston, RN, CS, MPH - NEHC Population Health FDA Announces Plans to Prohibit Sales of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra "This is an Original Posting" Please click here for the FDA announces plans to prohibit sales of dietary supplements containing Ephedra. On 30 December 2003, the FDA issued a consumer alert on the safety of dietary supplements containing ephedra. The alert advised consumers to immediately stop buying and using Ephedra products. Ms. Becky Washburn, MPA, CHt - NEHC Population Health Lactalis USA Recalls Brie Cheese in Seven-Ounce Gold Foil Wedges "This is an Original Posting" Lactalis USA Recalls Brie Cheese in Seven-Ounce Gold Foil Wedges - potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.. Please go to the FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts page for more information. USDA Recall Classifications: Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product. Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences. LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health General Mills Issues Recall/Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in Betty Crocker Triple Chunk Brownie Mix "This is an Original Posting" General Mills Issues Recall/Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in Betty Crocker Triple Chunk Brownie Mix. LT B. Killenbeck, MSC, USN - NEHC Population Health FDA Investigating Reports of Unlicensed Influenza Vaccine "This is an Original Posting" Click here for the FDA Talk Paper: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of potential distribution of unlicensed influenza vaccine in the United States. FDA News Page FDA Recall Page Ms. Becky Washburn, MPA, CHt - NEHC Population Health |
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