Green Dot Implementers coined.
Green Dot is a civilian program adapted by the Air Force to help reduce the amount of interpersonal violence through a culture change strategy. More specifically though, a Green DOT is a single moment...
View ArticleMelanoma, the "ugly duckling" lesion
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, one in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer in their lifetime. One of the more worrisome types of skin cancer is melanoma. Melanoma is...
View ArticleOperation Cookie Drop
On June 15, 2016 the Airmen from the 79th Medical Wing received a big delivery. Girl Scout Cookies! The Girl Scouts from the Hudson Valley Region, New York Service Unit sent over 6000 cookies to be...
View ArticleMalcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center moves continue
Selected clinics have moved into the new Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center located at Building 1060 W. Perimeter Road. Patients should park in the four-story parking garage and walk...
View ArticleAppointment line is down
Due to a phone outage affecting the main telephone switch at Joint Base Andrews (JBA) and Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB), phone services are unavailable and appointment scheduling is unavailable...
View ArticleAF continues to monitor Zika virus, infected mosquitoes could hit U.S. this...
As the potential for infected mosquitoes to reach the U.S. rises, the Air Force continues to closely monitor the emergence of Zika virus infection to help inform and protect Airmen and their families....
View ArticleIf I get sick while traveling, what do I do?
When traveling out of the area, TRICARE Prime enrollees are only covered for Urgent or emergency care. Routine care is not authorized when traveling out of the area. Always obtain a referral from your...
View ArticleDesperate ECMO treatment used at Bagram to breathe life into NATO ally
A specialized team dispatched from San Antonio Military Medical Center combined efforts with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group to perform a just-in-time treatment on Feb. 18 in order to save the...
View ArticleSelect clinics to begin moving into new treatment facility
Phase 1 construction of the new Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center is complete. Select clinics will begin moving into the new facility, Building 1060, as early as May 25, 2016. Phase I...
View ArticleWhat is asthma?
May is Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month. Asthma is a disease of your lungs that causes coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness. It is caused by inflammation in the airways of the...
View ArticleMalcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center will be closed for an Airmen...
Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center (MGMCSC) will be closed for an Airmen Wingman Day on Tuesday, May 24.There will be no scheduled appointments, pharmacy or laboratory services....
View ArticleMalcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center Memorial Day closure
Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center (MGMCSC) will be closed for a Family Day on Friday, May 27 and for observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30.There will be no scheduled appointments,...
View Article17th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody hosted two Town Hall Meeting with Airmen on May 17, 2016 at the theater on Joint Base Andrews, Md. He allowed airmen to ask questions that were on...
View ArticleAF leader shares life-long love of nursing
As a young girl, Air Force Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Nurse Corps Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg always found herself placing band-aides on dolls and requesting doctor kits and microscopes. In the...
View ArticleNew Urgent Care Pilot Program for Prime Beneficiaries
To increase access to care, the Department of Defense is launching an Urgent Care Pilot Program for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. This program allows Prime enrollees two visits to a network or TRICARE...
View ArticleAir Force Surgeon General attends Battlefield Acupuncture training
Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger attended Battlefield Acupuncture training taught by Dr. Richard Niemtzow, Director of the Air Force Acupuncture Center on Joint Base Andrews on...
View ArticleU.S. military implements acupuncture to treat pain in combat settings
Integrative medicine (IM) is coming of age in the U.S. military, with the first example of widespread implementation of an IM technique being the popular use of acupuncture to treat pain in combat...
View ArticleMalcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center reminds you to get screened...
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and third most common in men. It's also one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. The Colon Cancer Alliance...
View ArticleJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling dietitian offers healthy eating words of wisdom
March is National Nutrition Month, an awareness program focusing on the importance of informed food choices and developing good eating and physical activity habits. "It's an opportunity for nutritional...
View ArticleApril is Sexual Assault, Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base...
April is Sexual Assault, Awareness and Prevention Month at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Throughout the month, the base will host events to recognize the awareness campaign including a 5k Run on April...
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