Thursday Health.mil News Round-Up: February Marks American Heart Month; Relationships at Center of Global Health Engagement; The Eight Standards of Military Immunization

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil: February Marks American Heart Month Feb. 4, 2015 February is American Heart Month, and the Military Health System will celebrate the benefits of heart healthy living throughout the month. We want you to stay heart healthy for yourself and your loved ones. Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/02/04/February-Marks-American-Heart-Month Relationships at Center of Global Health Engagement Feb. 4, 2015 At the root of it, global health engagement is all about relationships, says Air Force Col. James Alan Chambers. As chief of the Defense Health Agency’s International Health Specialist Program, Chambers describes how health care, a universally valued commodity, has become a successful, non-threatening way to cultivate cooperation among nations. Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/02/04/Relationships-at-Center-of-Global-Health-Engagement The Eight Standards of Military Immunization Feb. 4, 2015 The Defense Health Agency Immunization Healthcare Branch (IHB) is committed to high quality, responsive immunization healthcare. The Eight Standards of Military Immunization are the foundation of high quality care in the Military Health System, and are the core of the IHB’s quality improvement program. Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/02/04/The-Eight-Standards-of-Military-Immunization