Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training Center NIACT

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Personal ProtectionReducing the Threat of
Disease and Non-Battle InjuryPost Deployment

• Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training Center
  (NIACT)
• Fort Jackson, South Carolina

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Module 4 - Post-Deployment

• Information in Module 4 address post-deployment
  and include
• Completion of the Post-Deployment Medical Health
  Assessment (DD FORM 2796)
• Receiving post-deployment preventive medicine
  briefings
• Receiving post-deployment screening, testing, and
  follow-up
• Seeking counseling
• Successful completion of this module will allow
  you to make informed decisions about your health,
  reducing your risk of injury and disease

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Post Deployment

• Complete Post-Deployment Medical Health
  Assessment (DD FORM 2796)
• Receive post-deployment preventive medicine
  briefing
• Receive post-deployment screening, testing, and
  follow-up
• If you become sick at any time following your
  return let your health care provider know you
  were deployed
• Continue malaria chemoprophylaxis for four weeks
  after departure or as directed
• Malaria terminal prophylaxis with daily
  primaquine for 14 days after departure as
  directed

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Post Deployment

• Seek counseling from a Chaplain or medical
  personnel at any time
• Homecoming Stress
• Dont expect things to be exactly the same,
  especially if long deployment
• Ease back into roles
• Children may be withdrawn
• Spouse may be moody or depressed
• Financial and property issues may require
  immediate attention

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Conclusion

• Health threat awareness and implementation of
  personal protection measures are critical to
  mission success.
• Apply this information learned during this
  presentation during all phases of military
  operations, including training, pre-deployment,
  deployment, and post-deployment.
• RETURN HOME HEALTHY. YOUR FAMILY IS COUNTING ON
  YOU!!!

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Acknowledgements
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion
Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD Navy Environmental Health Center, Portsmouth,
VA