Scroll down to learn about OEM in the various Uniformed Services OR click on the links below to jump to a directly to an area of the page.
In June 2012, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) published a special issue devoted to "Health Effects of Deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq." It was the first major compilation of articles about health/exposure issues related to veterans and these countries! JOEM's 16 articles focus on a wide range of hazards and concerns encountered by returning veterans.
Members of ACOEM may access past issues of JOEM on-line via www.joem.org.
CDR Patrick Laraby, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, FACOEM, a graduate of the UC San Francisco residency and past president of the New England College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, works at the Pentagon–Chief of Operations-International Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Force Health Protection and Readiness. He has extensive occupational medicine experience in the US Navy, including time spent at shipyards and overseas.
For detailed information on Federal and Military Section leadership, events and activities please visit the Section's website by clicking HERE.
Share information and discuss areas of mutual concern and interest among members who serve in, or are partnered with, the military, public health service, or federal government. All ACOEM members who have an interest in Federal and Military Service are welcome to join, and these members add significantly to the strength of our section. The FMOEM Section will bring to the attention of ACOEM any military issues, which may impact the practice of occupational and environmental medicine, and when appropriate, solicit advice or action from the ACOEM Board of Directors on such issues. The FMOEM Section will serve as an expert resource to ACOEM on topics in FMOEM.
Conducts own website: Federal and Military Section. It includes the section mission statement, officers, section resources and mentors, and upcoming meetings and educational/career opportunities.
Sponsors educational sessions at the annual American Occupational Health Conference.
Coordinates on-site worksite visits as part of the American Occupational Health Conference to local military-related organizations. At AOHC 2011 in Washington D.C., the section organized a tour of the main corridors and medical facility at the U.S. Pentagon.
We provide leadership and expertise to ensure mission readiness through disease prevention and health promotion in support of the National Military Strategy.
has sectors devoted to health surveillance, environmental health, diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness, workplace safety and health, and more.
Promote health and prevent disease, injury, and disability of Soldiers and military retirees, their Families, and Department of the Army civilian employees; and assure effective execution of full spectrum veterinary service for Army and Department of Defense Veterinary missions.
is the Department of Defense's (DoD) lead laboratory for medical biological defense research. While its core mission is to protect the warfighter from biological threats, it also investigates disease outbreaks and threats to public health. Research conducted at USAMRIID leads to medical solutions—therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, and information—that benefit both military personnel and civilians. USAMRIID is a subordinate laboratory of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.
Find the USAMRIID's 2011 handbook, "Occupational Health Manual for Laboratory Exposures to Select (BSL-3 & BSL-4) and Other Biological Agents," in ACOEM's Idea Marketplace™ under the topic of Medical Surveillance/Public Health!
to investigate disease outbreaks or threats to public health.
Right product, right time for the Warfighter.
is comprised of nearly 60,000 active duty, reserve, civilian, and contract medical and support professionals who are responsible for the care of more than 2.6 million patients. The Air Force has 63 medical facilities in the continental United States and 12 at overseas locations. More than 1,700 Air Force medical personnel are deployed to 19 countries and have moved more than 85,000 patients out of the Central Command area of operations since October 2001.
Seamless health service support to the U.S. Air Force and combatant commanders.
comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, and biological factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling and preventing those factors in the environment that can potentially adversely affect the health of present and future generations.
Controlling these risks to minimize loss.
The National Consortium administered Uniformed Services University Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program is a two-year graduate medical program that trains both Civilians and Active Duty Medical Corps Officers for a career in OEM.
employs over 6,500 public health professionals in various areas of the federal government. The Commissioned Corps is the driving force behind a majority of the Nation's public health promotion and disease prevention programs through agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Also offers training programs for Medical Students.
Hosted by the US Army Public Health Command and the Navy & Marine Corps Public Health Center.
Held annually and provides a rare opportunity for medical professionals from all of the U.S. Armed Forces to come together to share ideas on this important topic.
AFPHC 2012 POSTPONED UNTIL 2013.
Want more resources on OEM? Click Here to Join ACOEM.