Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Seven

17/12/2024

Mental health check in🫶🏼

The holiday season can bring about a lot of different emotions. Make sure to take the time to acknowledge your feelings, whether positive or negative. Which one are you feeling today?

17/12/2024

The Warfighter Wellness department's mission is to provide innovative and evidence-based health promotion and wellness educational resources and tools that facilitate readiness and resilience, prevent illness and injury, hasten recovery, and promote lifelong healthy behaviors and lifestyles.

Get Tips on how to get a good night’s sleep! Sleep is important for many reasons to include cognitive, and physical health. The Warfighter Wellness Program has many tools and resources to help to include learning methods for relaxation, improving your mental health, and minimizing stress! They also provide a 30-Day Mental Health Challenge and a 30-Day Gratitude Challenge! Learn more here: https://www.med.navy.mil/Navy-and-Marine-Corps-Force-Health-Protection-Command/Population-Health/Warfighter-Wellness/Sleep-Stress-Resiliency/

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21/11/2024

The Warfighter Wellness department's mission is to provide innovative and evidence-based health promotion and wellness educational resources and tools that facilitate readiness and resilience, prevent illness and injury, hasten recovery, and promote lifelong healthy behaviors and lifestyles.

The Warfighter Wellness Program has many tools and resources to help facilitate healthy eating habits. Nutrition is an important part of overall wellness. Eating healthy is important for personal wellbeing. Check out our resources and materials to learn more about healthy eating habits and how proper nutrition can improve your health. For more information, please visit Nutrition - Warfighter Wellness.

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26/10/2024

Sleep, Stress, and Resilience

The Warfighter Wellness department's mission is to provide innovative and evidence-based health promotion and wellness educational resources and tools that facilitate readiness and resilience, prevent illness and injury, hasten recovery, and promote lifelong healthy behaviors and lifestyles.

Get Tips on how to get a good night’s sleep! Sleep is important for many reasons to include cognitive, and physical health. The Warfighter Wellness Program has many tools and resources to help to include learning methods for relaxation, improving your mental health, and minimizing stress! They also provide a 30-Day Mental Health Challenge and a 30-Day Gratitude Challenge! Learn more here: https://www.med.navy.mil/Navy-and-Marine-Corps-Force-Health-Protection-Command/Population-Health/Warfighter-Wellness/Sleep-Stress-Resiliency/

Stay up to date on the latest by following The Warfighter Wellness Program

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/warfighterwellness/
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/warfighterwellness/

02/10/2024

On top of that, smoking is also expensive to maintain👎🏽

Depending on what state you live in, cost can range from $59K-$108K each year. Over a lifetime, this total can reach up to $5M.

Learn more about other types of costs associated with smoking & resources on how to quit: https://warfighterwellness.org/content/thinking-about-quitting-tobacco/

16/09/2024

❗Know the symptoms of HIV, which can depend on the stage of infection.

First few weeks may include influenza-like illness like:
- fever
- headache
- sore throat

As it progresses, symptoms may include:
- swollen lymph nodes
- weight loss
- diarrhea

If left untreated, these can also develop:
- tuberculosis (TB)
- severe bacterial infections
- cancers like lymphomas & Kaposi’s sarcoma

If you notice any of these symptoms, don’t wait & get tested today!

11/09/2024

📣 Su***de remains a major public health concern⚠️

It’s among the leading causes of death in the United States. YOU can be a part of changing the statistics by:

- Learning the warning signs
- Knowing what steps you can do to help
- Identifying the risk factors
- Sharing what resources are available

Share this post to help raise awareness, educate, and inspire others to take action ↗️

☎️ if you or someone you know if struggling with su***de, dial 9️⃣8️⃣8️⃣ for the su***de crisis lifeline

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11/09/2024

Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit Seven (NEPMU-7) held a promotion ceremony for CAPT Chadwick Yasuda, Sep. 5, 2024. During the ceremony, Yasuda, who is the Officer in Charge of NEPMU-7 was promoted to the rank of Captain and recited the oath of service. CAPT. Tyler Warkentien, Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Rota, Spain presided over the ceremony which was held at the command located on Naval Base Rota, Spain. Yasuda is a native of Hawai’i and has honorably served the U.S. Navy since his commissioning in 2007. (U.S. Navy photo by Nii Adjei Oninku)

20/08/2024

Sleep is vital to staying mission ready❗

If you start noticing these signs, it’s time to prioritize getting better sleep⤵️
👎🏼 Decreased physical performance
👎🏼 Weakened immune system
👎🏼 Drowsiness during the day
👎🏼 Reduced reaction times
👎🏼 Difficulty with memory
👎🏼 Poor decision making

Learn more on how to improve sleep:https://warfighterwellness.org/sleep-hygiene/

14/08/2024

Operation Supplement Safety is a DoW-wide educational campaign to increase awareness about potential health risks and how to choose safe dietary supplements.

08/08/2024