Military Health System Webhall Focuses on Warrior Care

Military Health System Webhall Focuses on Warrior Care

Falls Church, Va – The Military Health System (MHS) hosts an online  town hall on Nov. 19, 2008 from 2 to 4 p.m. EST at http://www.health.mil. The “webhall” is part of the ongoing dialog between senior military leaders and service members and their families about Department of Defense (DoD) medical care programs and services for wounded, ill and injured troops. The online event is also one of many Warrior Care Month activities throughout November.

Providing care to wounded, ill and injured service members is a top priority of the DoD and the MHS. Senior defense leaders are committed to ensuring service members, families, and care providers are kept informed about the latest warrior care news and improvement of services.

“We want to share with service members and their families about the progress we’ve made to find solutions that work,” said Dr. S. Ward Casscells, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.  “We want to hear from you directly, so please join us online on November 19.”

The online event will feature a live web discussion with senior leadership and subject matter experts on a wide variety of warrior and family as well as veterans issues. It will provide participants with the opportunity to interact with an array of service members and families who have been touched by warrior care. 

Town hall participants can submit questions to [email protected] beginning Nov. 14 and throughout the live program on Nov 19. Instructions on how to participate in the webhall can be found on the front page of http://www.health.mil. For privacy reasons, participants should limit discussions to broad issues and lessons learned and do not disclose personal information. When possible, service members should contact their chain of command to resolve personal issues.

In addition to the web town hall meeting, service members and families may also share their feedback in an online questionnaire about warrior care by logging onto http://www.health.mil and looking under the “Top Headlines” section.
 
Learn more about Warrior Care Month at http://www.warriorcare.mil and find more about TRICARE benefits for wounded, ill and injured at http://www.tricare.mil/wii/.