Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: Face of Defense: Compassionate Soldier Motivates Patients; Blood Donations prove useful for more than just traumatic events; AFSOUTH aides in training partners for UN Peace keeping mission

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil: Face of Defense: Compassionate Soldier Motivates Patients Jan. 27, 2015 “Army Strong” means something different to each soldier, and for some who are injured, it can seem like a thing of the past. But thanks to soldiers like Sgt. Latoya Sharp, a physical therapy technician at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, it is not impossible for injured soldiers to regain their strength. Read more about it here: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/01/27/Face-of-Defense-Compassionate-Soldier-Motivates-Patients Blood Donations prove useful for more than just traumatic events Jan. 26, 2015 When something catastrophic affects the world, people take notice; donating money, food and time to those affected. But there is often something people don't think about donating; something that can save a life when the catastrophic event is more personal, sometimes affecting just one person - blood. Read more about it here: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/01/26/Blood-Donations-prove-useful-for-more-than-just-traumatic-events AFSOUTH aides in training partners for UN Peace keeping mission Jan. 26, 2015 Members of Air Forces Southern military training team were given the opportunity in December 2014, to teach the Defense Institute for Medical Operations train-the-trainer course focused on the Ebola virus to approximately 100 individuals from Latin American partner countries. Read more about it here: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/01/26/AFSOUTH-aides-in-training-partners-for-UN-Peace-keeping-mission