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Public Health NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
What is Public
Health? It is the sci-
ence of protecting and
improving the health of
communities through
education, promotion of
healthy lifestyles, and
research for disease and
injury prevention.
Location at building 7285, Custer Hill.
Call 785-239-WELL for more information!
The Grand Opening for the Fort Riley Army Wellness Center is tentatively
scheduled for the first week in June. The dynamic and motivated staff will pro-
vide the following services to assist you in your health and wellness goals; health
assessment review, general wellness education, physical fitness recommendations,
stress management techniques, tobacco education, and healthy nutrition counsel-
ing. We will be operational by the end of April and look forward to seeing you.
National Public Health Week, April 1-7
Opening Soon!
M I S S I O N :
T O P R O M O T E H E A L T H A N D
W E L L N E S S A N D T O
P R E V E N T D I S E A S E A N D
I N J U R Y A T F O R T R I L E Y
T H R O U G H W O R K P L A C E
A N D C O M M U N I T Y H E A L T H .
USA MEDDAC Fort Riley, KS
Department of Public Health 1 A P R I L 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
C O N T A C T U S !
Occupational Health,
(785) 240-7042
Army Public Health
Nursing, 239-7323
Army Hearing
Program, 240-7233
Environmental
Health, 239-7231
Industrial Hygiene,
239-7220
Army Wellness
Center, 239-WELL
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
National Public
Health Week ...1
Army Wellnes
Center ...1
Industrial Hygiene ...2
Army Public
Health Nursing ...2
Army Hearing
Program ...2
Environmental
Health ...3
Occupational
Health ...3
1ID & Fort Riley Health
Promotion Office ...3
Fort Riley Veterinary
Sevices ...4
In 1995, former President William
Clinton proclaimed the first full week
of April as National Public Health
Week (NPHW).
P A G E 2
“A healthy
force is a
ready
force!”
Technician
conducting an air
quality survey.
Army Public Health Nursing
Army Hearing Program
Industrial Hygiene Located behind the hospital in Build-
ing 609-C, our Industrial Hygienists
and technicians are on the lookout
for workplace hazards and safety con-
cerns throughout the Fort Riley in-
stallation.
Some of the services they provide
are; accidental exposure investiga-
tions, asbestos, lead, and mold sur-
veys, environmental sampling, physical
hazard studies, health risk assess-
ments, indoor air quality assessments,
workstation ergonomic surveys,
noise surveys, respiratory pro-
tection surveys, and construc-
tion project and system design
reviews.
If you ever have a workplace
concern, please call Industrial
Hygiene at 785-239-7220.
The Army Hearing Program
at Fort Riley is spearheaded
by CPT Ellie Young and lo-
cated behind the hospital in
Building 609-C.
Services provided include;
hearing loss prevention edu-
cation at the worksite, in a
classroom setting, or by
patient appointment,
medical surveillance, and
evaluations for custom
hearing protection de-
vices. Call 785-240-7233
for assistance.
The Army Public Health Nursing (APHN) team is made up of military and civil-
ian personnel working hard everyday to ensure a well and healthy community.
They are located behind the hospital in Building 609-B.
Services APHN provides are; tuberculosis screening, disease/injury surveillance
and reporting, community health assessment and outreach, travel medicine,
Child and Youth Services inspections and consultation, and tobacco cessation
counseling and treatment.
Serving to promote wellness and prevent illness – please don’t hesitate to call,
785-239-7323.
U S A M E D D A C F O R T R I L E Y , K S
Occupational Health
Environmental Health
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
SGT Rachael Hardin placing a mosquito trap
outside of Irwin Army Community Hospital.
face in their careers and per-
sonal lives. R2C will incor-
porate resilience training
throughout a Soldier’s ca-
reer, and synchronize Army
programs to fight suicide,
sexual harassment/assault,
bullying/hazing, substance
abuse, domestic violence,
The Army recently released
its new Ready and Resilient
Campaign (R2C). The focus
of the campaign is to bring
together programs and re-
sources in order to increase
Soldier’s, Family Member’s,
and Army Civilian’s ability to
cope with challenges they
and the stigma associated
with asking for help. The
Community Health Promo-
tion Council is the platform
for measuring baseline resil-
ience data and keeping Sen-
ior leaders and community
members informed about
the health, wellness, and
tion exams, respiratory
clearance, identification of
reproductive workplace haz-
ards, medical surveillance
exams, vision and hearing
conservation, medical treat-
ment for workplace injuries
and illnesses, civilian pre and
post deployment exams, im-
munizations for employees,
bloodborne pathogen post
exposure surveillance, work-
site visits and related safety
education.
Call 785-239-
7042 for as-
sistance.
Occupational Health is a
caring team of healthcare
professionals dedicated to
the safety and care of the
civilian and military work-
force of Fort Riley. They are
located behind the hospital
in building 609-D.
Services provided include;
pre-placement and termina-
1ID and Fort Riley Health Promotion Office
The Environmental Health (EH) section is made up of military and civilian per-
sonnel. Their primary job is in the field doing inspections, sampling, trapping
and educating. Scope of work includes: inspections of food facilities, beauty/
barber shops, fitness centers, and child development centers; water sampling;
entomological testing and surveying; disease tracking; and water buffalo inspec-
tions. EH also trains Soldiers and civilian workers on food safety, personal hy-
giene, diseases, and hot and cold weather injury prevention. Call 785-239-7231.
As the weather warms up, EH will soon begin mosquito trapping. The time-
frame for surveillance at Fort Riley is from May to October. This involves plac-
ing traps throughout the installation several times a week. Once the mosqui-
toes are collected, they are identified by species. They are then shipped to
Western Regional Medical Command to be tested for West Nile Virus. Using
data collected, Environmental Health is able to provide guidance to Public
Works on pest control methods to decrease this nuisance and health hazard.
Resilience of the
Force.
For more informa-
tion, visit
www.army.mil/
readyandresilient
or contact the
Health Promotion
Office at 785-239-
3493.
...and, our Partners in Public Health…
Veterinary Services!
VETERINARY TREATMENT FACILITY
The Fort Riley Veterinary Treatment Facility, located at 226 Custer Avenue in the Main
Post, is professionally staffed with military and civilian veterinarians and veterinary techni-
cians to meet your animal care needs. We offer wellness examinations, vaccinations, micro-
chips, preventive medicine, sick call appointments, and surgeries. You must be eligible for DoD medical benefits in order for us to see your pet. All pets on Fort Riley must be regis-
tered (in-person at the Veterinary Treatment Facility), microchipped and up to date on vac-
cines. Registration is free! Normal business hours are Mon-Friday, 0800-1600. Please con-
tact 785-239-3886 to schedule your appointment today.
STRAY FACILITY
The Fort Riley Stray Animal Facility is located with the Veterinary Treatment Facility at 226
Custer Avenue in the Main Post. All animals picked up by the Fort Riley Military Police and
brought to this facility and are eligible for adoption if they remain unclaimed after 3 business
days. We always have dogs and cats in need of a good home. Normal business hours are
Mon-Friday, 1200-1600. Feel free to contact us for more information about adoption fees.
Stop by, contact us at 785-239-6183, or go to facebook.com\fortrileypets.
FOOD INSPECTORS
Our Veterinary Services food inspectors offer food handlers’ safety classes on
numerous topics, including:
-Proper storage of food
-Proper handling to prevent cross-contamination of food
-Proper sanitization of food preparation equipment
These classes are open to all personnel involved in food preparation and handling.
Please contact Veterinary Services at 785-239-2645 to schedule a class.
SGT Velez and SPC Hanne conducting
a quality assurance inspection at
the Fort Riley Commissary.