SUBJ: MEDICAL READINESS UPDATES

R 161457Z NOV 10




ALCOAST 555/10

COMDTNOTE 6010


A. COAST GUARD PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA), COMDTINST M6150.3

B. COAST GUARD MEDICAL MANUAL, COMDTINST 6000.1(SERIES)

1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES CRITICAL MEDICAL READINESS UPDATES FOR

COAST GUARD (CG) MILITARY PERSONNEL.

2. PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA):

A. IAW REF A ALL CG MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PHA DURING

THEIR

BIRTH MONTH PERIOD. AS OF 31DEC10 ALL CG MEMBERS WITHOUT A CURRENT

PHA WILL TURN RED IN COAST GUARD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI).

B. ALL CG MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FLEET HEALTH RISK

ASSESSMENT (HRA) TOOL DURING THEIR PHA. THE NEW FLEET HRA WEBSITE

IS:

HTTPS://NMCPEH-WEB2.MED.NAVY.MIL/PLS/NEWHRA/HRA (ALL IN LOWERCASE).

REMEMBER TO LOG IN USING YOUR UNIT OPFAC.

3. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS:

A. PER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2010, ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE DEPLOYED IN CONNECTION WITH

AN EXPEDITIONARY DEPLOYMENT IAW REF B (E.G., PATFORSWA) MUST COMPLETE

A MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT DURING 4 TIME FRAMES (WITHIN 2 MONTHS

BEFORE DEPLOYMENT, BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MONTHS AFTER RETURN FROM

DEPLOYMENT, BETWEEN 7 AND 12 MONTHS AFTER RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, AND

BETWEEN 16 AND 24 MONTHS AFTER RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT).

B. IN ORDER TO ADHERE TO THE NDAA REQUIREMENT, THE CG WILL

SYNCHRONIZE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS WITH EXISTING READINESS AND

DEPLOYMENT-RELATED HEALTH ASSESSMENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE FIRST

MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WILL BE COMPLETED WITH THE PRE-DEPLOYMENT

HEALTH ASSESSMENT, DD-2795, THE SECOND ASSESSMENT WILL BE COMPLETED

WITH THE POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENT, DD-2900, THE THIRD AND

FOURTH ASSESSMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THE MEMBERS SUBSEQUENT

PHAS.

C. DETAILED GUIDANCE ON COMPLETING THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS

IS

AVAILABLE FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY HEALTH SERVICES

TECHNICIANS (IDHS) ON THE COMDT (CG-1121) WEBSITE:

HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CG1/CG112/CG1121/DEFAULT.ASP. SELECT THE

DEPLOYMENT HEALTH TAB. ALL MEDICAL OFFICERS AND IDHS MUST COMPLETE

THE TRAINING LOCATED ON THE DEPLOYMENT HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER WEBSITE

AT HTTP://WWW.PDHEALTH.MIL.

4. DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS:

A. CGBI WILL SOON INCLUDE DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT METRICS

BASED ON PARTICIPATION IN AN EXPEDITIONARY DEPLOYMENT. THESE METRICS

WILL DISPLAY RED, AMBER OR GREEN DEPENDING UPON WHETHER A MEMBER IS

DELINQUENT, PENDING OR UP-TO-DATE (RESPECTIVELY) WITH THEIR

POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PDHA), DD-2796 OR POST-DEPLOYMENT

HEALTH REASSESSMENT (PDHRA), DD-2900.

B. THERE ARE OVER 1500 CG MEMBERS WHO ARE DELINQUENT WITH THEIR

PDHA OR PDHRA OR BOTH. ONCE THE DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT METRIC

GOES LIVE IN CGBI, CLINICS SHOULD EXPECT QUESTIONS FROM CG MEMBERS

REGARDING THE DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS.

C. CLINICS SHOULD REFER MEMBERS TO CHAPTER 6 OF REF B WHICH

DETAILS THE APPROPRIATE STEPS MEMBERS SHOULD TAKE TO COMPLETE THEIR

DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS VIA THE ELECTRONIC DEPLOYMENT HEALTH

ASSESSMENT (EDHA) DATABASE. CLINICS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL MEDICAL

OFFICERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE EDHA IN PREPARATION FOR EVALUATING CG

MEMBERS FOR THEIR DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.

5. FOR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MESSAGE, CONTACT CDR ERICA

SCHWARTZ, COMDT (CG-1121) AT (202) 475-5172 OR

ERICA.G.SCHWARTZ(AT)USCG.MIL. FOR OPERATIONAL MEDICINE QUESTIONS

CONTACT CAPT JEFFREY SALVON-HARMAN (HSWL OPMED) AT (757) 628-4331.

6. RADM MARK TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORK-LIFE, SENDS

7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.