Public Health Nursing Clinic
Mission
Public Health Nursing (PHN) preserves the strength of our Nation by serving as an agile public health force that protects, sustains, and enhances Total Force readiness through evidence-based public health services. Specialty-trained military and civilian nurses use their expertise to support Service Member readiness in garrison and deployed environments. PHN enables Total Force readiness by promoting population-focused health, mitigating disease and injury, assuring Force Health Protection, informing policy, and responding to emerging health threats.
Services and Programs
- Annual Flu Vaccine Campaign (Installation Oversight & Management)
- Child Youth Services Medical Consultant
- Animal Bite Management & Prevention Program (Go to Richard G. Wilson Troop Medical Clinic, GLWACH Emergency Room, or Leonard Wood Medical Home for testing & treatment.)
- Health Promotion & Wellness Education
- Force Health Protection
- Nicotine Cessation Referrals
- Seasonal Illness/ Injury Surveillance
- Orientation Briefs (unit-level and higher)
- Travel Medicine (Leisure Travel Only)
- Blood Lookback- Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) Deferral & Education
- Pregnancy Postpartum Physical Training (P3T)- Education
- Child Passenger Safety (Car Seat) Inspections & Education
- Epidemiology Program Management, Surveillance, & Education
- Communicable Disease
- Latent Tuberculosis Infections (LTBI) Evaluations
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) (Go to Richard G. Wilson Troop Medical Clinic, GLWACH Emergency Room, or Leonard Wood Medical Home for testing & treatment.)
- HIV/PREP Program Management
Resources
CDC Website:
https://www.cdc.gov/
Army Regulation AR 608-10: This Army Regulation prescribes policy and procedures for establishing and operating Army Child Development Services (CDS).
Army Regulation AR 40-562: This Army Regulation provides directive requirements for the Military Vaccination Program; establishes general principles,
procedures, policies, and responsibilities for the immunization program; and implements military and international
health regulations and requirements.
Army Regulation AR 600-110: This Army Regulation prescribes policy, procedures, responsibilities, and standards concerning identification, surveillance, and administration of personnel infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Medical Command MEDCOM 40-64 : This Medical Command regulation addresses prevention of new cases of TB through prompt identification and treatment of both TB infection and disease. This regulation prescribes policy and procedures for testing, evaluating, treating, monitoring, referring, documenting, and tracking Army personnel and beneficiaries at risk for TB.