A Self-care Program Commander’s Brief
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A Self-care Program Commander’s Brief Soldier Health Maintenance
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A Self-care Program Commander’s Brief. Soldier Health Maintenance. Definitions/Concepts. Self-care = “taking care of yourself.” Focus on personal responsibility. Health promotion and treatment of minor illness. Knowing type of treatment needed. Background. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Self-care Program Commander’s Brief
Soldier Health Maintenance
Definitions/Concepts
Self-care = “taking care of yourself.”
Focus on personal responsibility.
– Health promotion and treatment of minor illness.
– Knowing type of treatment needed.
Background
1997 - General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH), Fort Leonard Wood
– Adverse outcome = 0
– Time: Self-care = 10 min
– Sick call = 120 min
2001 – Current Replication Sites:
– Fort Sam Houston
– Fort Sill
– Fort Huachuca
– Fort Jackson
– Aberdeen Proving Ground
Self-care Program Goals
Empower soldiers.
Conserve training time.
Reduce medical demand.
Self-care ProgramWho, What, Why
Soldiers learn how to better take care of themselves.
Helps soldiers decide what to do for a minor health symptom.
Helps soldiers decide when to see a health care provider for a minor health symptom.
Saves training time.
How Does the Program Work?
Attend a formal class.
Use the Soldier Health Maintenance Manual.
Identify and evaluate symptoms.
Choose a type of care based on the symptoms.
Use the self-care process.
Use over-the-counter (OTC), non-prescription medications with a “green sheet” which are logged in the computer.
Process
Self Treatment
of symptoms
No
OTC
Need OTC Med?
Triage
*Temp.
*Symptoms
*BP
Sick Call
Attend Self-care class, pass quiz
& receive manual
Symptom Recognition/ Evaluation
Yes
Yes
Critical Success Factors
Communication.
Command Support.
Class.
Guide.
Process.
– Quality Assurance (QA) Points.
– Tracking eligible users.
Soldier Self-care Program StatisticsAUG-NOV 2001 Actual and Annualized
Indicator Actual Annualized
Soldiers Trained in Self-care
9,781 29,343
Self-care Visits 2,186 6,558
Soldier Time Conserved (hours)
2,320 6,960
Healthcare Provider Time Conserved (hours)
555
1,665
Utilization of Self-care by Eligible Soldiers
22%
22%
. Brad Taft, USACHPPM-DHPW, Phone: 410-436-4656 or DSN 584-4656PO Brad Taft, USACHPPM-DHPW, Phone: 410-436-4656 or DSN 584-4656 Version Control: 020109 Soldier Self-Care Replication Summary Data
Good News from the Field
Self-care will be incorporated into the Drill Sergeant School at Ft. Jackson.
Replication of the Self-care Program to expand to 11 AIT sites.
Take care of yourself,
With self-care.
Questions?
