MEDICAL
INTELLIGENCE
IN OPERATIONAL MEDICINE:
Medical Intelligence Gathering
Medical Intel Planning for Deployment:
- Identify Intelligence Resources
- PerformHealth Threat Assessment
- Identify Host Nation Medical Resources
- Plan Preventive and Treatment Operations
- Brief commander and unit
- Prepare for Medical Surveillance
Determine the: MEDICAL MISSION
- Supported Unit Missions
- Care of local nationals
- Care of allied soldiers
Determine the: AREA HEALTH THREATS
- Infectious
- Environmental
- Combat
- Safety
Find Out:
- Immunizations needed, and time intervals required
- Local Billeting
- Electricity
- Transportation (Logistics)
- Medical Evacuation
- Endemic Diseases
- Cold and Heat Injuries
- Communicable Diseases
- Poisonous Flora and Fauna
- Sanitation
- Water Sources
- Food Sources
- Indigenous Health Care Personnel and Health Care Facilities:
- Standards of Care
- Local Customs and Beliefs
Know Medical History of Key Members of Your Unit
Determine Prophylactic Measures Needed:
AFMIC= Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center Ft. Detrick MD
**FOR INFO ON GAINING ACCESS TO THEIR BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (FOR AUTHORIZED
USERS ONLY) **
- Medical Capabilities Studies (foreign countries)
- Disease and Environmental Alert Reports (DEAR)
- Disease Occurrence Worldwide- monthly summary
- Foreign Medical Facilities Handbook
- Scientific and Threat Intelligence Studies
- Special Studies
- AFMIC Wire
- Quick Reaction Responses
- Foreign Medical Materiel Studies
- Bulletin Board System
- Health Service Assessments DSN 343-7154 Comm 301-663-9154
AFMIC Publications
- Handbook of Diseases of Military Importance
- Disease Occurrence Worldwide- published monthly
- Global Disease Surveillance Report
- by the Global Epidemiology Branch, Ft. Detrick MD
DSN 343-7269 Comm 301-663-7269
- Health Alert and Threat Summary
- Medical Capabilities Study
- Medical Planning Factors (detailed info on geographical distro of selected
diseases)
- Contact:
- (301) 619-7581/7574, DSN 343-7574/3837
- Also: Bulletin Board system (BBS): will need password
- BBS Operator: (301) 619-3626
- DSN 343-2686
- Dial in to: (301) 619-3625/2000, DSN 343-3625/2000
- or Commercial (301) 619-3625/2000
- CDC World Wide Web Pages:
- Fax Information Service 404-332-4565
- Malaria Prevention Hot line 404-639-1610
- or contact Ft. McPherson Operator DSN 572-1110 and ask for assistance
CDC Travel Hotline- (404) 332-4559
CDC Publications
- Telephone: 202-783-3238 (Government Printing Office)
- Health Information for International Travel = HHS Pub (CDC) [Year]-8280
- MMWR 404-639-3311/2888
Deployment Area Embassy
WRAIR DSN 291-3517/3553
Epidemiology Service Brooks AFB, TX
- DSN240-2604:
- Comm 512-536-2604
OTHER INTERNET LINKS:
MUST SEE:
JE Turner's Web site "the
Welldigger's Workstation #1" in support of the USAFSAM
Travel Information:
Country Studies:
Weather:
- News Sources:
Maps
Defense Language Institute
- DSN 878-6040/5112/5319
Address:
- DLIFLC
- ATTN: ATFL-OPP-PP
- Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944-5006
Military References:
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