Abstract: The Irish Defense Forces (DF) responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and national public health crisis by deploying personnel to aid domestic civil authorities in medical and …
Abstract: This paper provides an update to the original cohort profile paper published a decade ago. The Millennium Cohort Study is the largest, longest-running, prospective study …
Abstract: Preventing suicide remains a top clinical priority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In 2019, U.S. military veterans experienced a suicide rate of 52.3% higher …
Abstract: COVID-19 continues to threaten deployed forces, through both the physical illness and consequent isolation.1–3 It may have been hoped vaccination would reduce the …
Abstract: With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and now monkeypox, the UK Defence Medical Services have been required to provide rapid advice in the management of patients with airborne …
Abstract: This paper summarizes the role of Public Health specialists within the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS). The armed forces have a need for expert advice on health …
Abstract: Suicide rates among veterans are higher than those of the general US population. Although veterans compose only 7.6% of the US population, nearly 14% of American adult …
Abstract: Objectives To examine the prevalence of Australian Defence Force veterans among people sleeping rough and explore their health and social needs relative to non‐veteran …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Smoke-free legislation has been instrumental in reducing secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in public places. However, the evidence of the impact of …
Abstract: The U.S. Army employs over 470,000 active duty soldiers throughout the world. Although the Army also employs hundreds of public health professionals, public health …
Abstract: Background: Homelessness is about survival and more than an issue of bricks and mortar. It is not a static dimension and alludes to a troubled age and brokenness of …
Abstract: Objective: To examine the risk of cervical cancer in a large national cohort of military veteran women followed up for up to 30 years. Methods: Retrospective cohort …