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CST actions support the execution of the DoD-wide public health and preventive medicine mission to preserve and promote the health of United States military members and associated populations. CST activities are organized under the categories shown below.

The Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) presents timely, evidence-based estimates of the incidence, distribution, impact and trends of illness and injuries among United States military members and associated populations. The MSMR is distributed in printed form to military and civilian public health officials around the world. More than 140 issues of the MSMR are available online, click here. The AFHSC website provides access to additional audience-specific reports, surveillance products, epidemiology databases, and preventive medicine applications.

The bi-weekly Epidemiology Chiefs teleconferences, hosted by AFHSC, provide a forum for information sharing, professional consultation, and discussion among the Services' leaders in epidemiology, Service public health centers, world-wide preventive medicine partners, policymakers, healthcare providers, and researchers. Subjects covered include outbreak detection, disease response, epidemiology investigations, routine and special health surveillance activities and findings, and mortality associated with infectious diseases. Additionally, Service liaisons host a monthly forum with DoD public health hubs and subject matter experts to address special surveillance topics.

CST enhances the quality and coordination of health surveillance in the DoD and within AFHSC through the development, documentation, and dissemination of standard surveillance case definitions and methodologies. The Division works with the Services' public health centers and the Division of Epidemiology and Analysis to identify and create standardized surveillance procedures and reporting mechanisms to promote standardized, reproducible, analytic health surveillance methods for the DoD. For additional information about surveillance standards developed by AFHSC, click here.

In support of AFHSC's role as the primary DoD proponent for health surveillance and epidemiologic training, CST staff members supervise and mentor preventive medicine residents during their rotations at AFHSC, provide subject-matter expertise to military public health courses and exercises, and convene conferences in facilitation of our mission. For additional information about AFHSC-hosted training events, click here. Additionally, the Division directly supports world-wide combatant command training about force health protection, disaster preparedness, and host nation capacity building. For additional information about AFHSC-sponsored COCOM training events, click here.

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