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Post-Deployment begins with arrival at Home Station (Active Component) or DEMOB Station (Reserve Component), includes
actions to recover equipment, personnel and demobilization activities. This phase ends with release from recovery mission
(Active Component) or arrival at Home Station (Reserve Component). Post-deployment health activities during this period are
described in DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06
and are based on the deployment type or commander's decision, DoD and Service policies, and actual or potential health
threats encountered during deployment. They may include a re-deployment medical briefing and completion of the
DD Form 2796 (Post-Deployment Health Assessment)
and Enhanced Post-Deployment Assessment Process.
At 3 to 6 months after return, the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Program provides education,
screening and a health assessment designed to identify and facilitate access to care for deployment-related physical,
mental and re-adjustment concerns that have emerged over time since deployment.
To assist primary care clinicians in evaluating and managing individuals seeking care for potentially deployment-related health
concerns and conditions, the DoD/VA Post-Deployment Health Clinical Practice Guideline
(PDH-CPG) was developed The Guideline applies to both individuals who have deployed as well as non-deployed individuals
who are experiencing health concerns which they consider related to a deployment: e.g., family members of personnel who have
deployed.
Clinical Guidance
Policies and Directives
DoD/Joint Forces
- DoDD 6490.02E, Comprehensive Health Surveillance, 8 Feb 12 (This directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for routine, comprehensive health surveillance of all DoD personnel throughout their military service or DoD civilian employment; establishes the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) as the single source for DoD-level health surveillance information: and designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for the AFHSC in accordance with DoDD 5101.1.)
- DoDI 6490.03, Deployment Health, 11 Aug 06, Certified Current as of 30 Sep 11 (Implements policies and prescribes procedures for deployment health activities, including deployment health assessments, for Joint and Service-specific deployments.)
- Under Secretary of Defense Letter, Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation, 21 Mar 11
(Response to Congressional Committees on implementation of PL 110-84 Section 708. Includes Air Force, Army and Navy/Marine Corps implementation plans. )
- ASD(HA) Memorandum, Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation, 19 Jul 10
- HA Policy 07-029 Policy on Analysis of Metal Fragments Removed from Department of Defense Personnel, 18 Dec 07
- HA Policy 06-006, Periodic Health Assessment Policy for Active Duty and Selected Reserve Members, 16 Feb 06 (This policy directs the Military Departments to ensure that a routine, annual Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) is performed for all members of the Active Duty and the Selected Reserve (SELRES) members.)
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, Policy Guidance for Provision of Medical Care to Department of Defense Civilian Employees Injured or Wounded While Forward Deployed in Support of Hostilities, 24 Sep 07
- DoDI 6025.19, Individual Medical Readiness (IMR), 3 Jan 06
- DoD Report on Service Efforts to Establish Formal Post-Deployment Programs
- HA Policy 04-001, Policy for Department of Defense Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program, 9 Jan 04
- Enhanced Post-Deployment Health Assessment Process (DD Form 2796) Page
- DoD Directives on Fitness and Disability Evaluations
- Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) (DD Form 2900) Page
Army
Air Force
- Air Force Instruction (AFI) 10-403, Deployment Planning and Execution, 20 Sep 12
- AFI44-170, Preventive Health Assessment, 22 Feb 12 (This instruction establishes procedures, requirements, and recording and medical standards for Air Force (AF) periodic/preventive health assessments (PHAs), and applies to all active duty (AD) Airmen, Air National Guard (ANG) members, and Air Force (AF) Reservists.)
- Air Force Instruction (AFI) 48-120_AFGM 3, Air Force Guidance Memorandum - Deployment Resiliency Assessments, 8 Mar 11 (On AFKx, requires CAC or password)
- HQ USAF/SG3, AFMS Implementation of Health Affairs Policy on Analysis of Metal Fragments Removed from DoD Personnel, 14 Mar 08
- AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards, 24 Sep 09 Incorporating Change 1, 1 Jun 10
- HQ USAF/SG, Medical Procedures for Deployment Health Surveillance, 22 May 03
- Air Force Directives on Fitness and Disability Evaluations
- Enhanced Post-Deployment Health Assessment Process (DD Form 2796) Page
- Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) (DD Form 2900) Page
Navy/Marines
Coast Guard
VA (Veterans Administration)
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