Take the First Step: The Great American Smokeout
12 November 2004 --Nicotine is addictive. There is no safe cigarette. Smoking damages every organ in the body. These messages appear almost daily, and yet tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of death in the Unites States, killing 400,000 last year alone. For more information, please check out our Smoking Cessation page.

Dr. Stephen Jones Named DoD Health Affairs Principal Deputy
12 November 2004 --Dr. William Winkenwerder selected Dr. Stephen L. Jones as his Principal Deputy Assistant in the Office of Health Affairs, effective November 1, 2004.

Defense Act Affects Guard, Reserve Medical Benefits
5 November 2004 --The 2005 National Defense Authorization Act contains new medical benefits for activated reservists and guardsmen, and extends some other benefits that had been enacted temporarily.

TRICARE Transition Complete
2 November 2004 --Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, announced today that conversion to the three new Tricare regions and contractors is completed.

DOD Program Provides Technology for Disabled Workers
-- 22 October 2004

DOD Launching Anti-flu Health Campaign
-- 22 October 2004

TRICARE Reserve Family Demonstration Benefit Extended Through FY 2005
-- Updated 13 October 2004