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We are the U.S. Army Public Health Command, East (PHC, East)

 
PHC, East maintains a professional and technically competent staff of Soldiers and Civilians. We provide Public Health support in the areas of medical entomology, environmental health and engineering, sanitation, clinical veterinary care, food safety, food defense, industrial hygiene, and operational public health readiness planning and training. We also provide trained individuals to support world-wide deployment missions and medical response teams. We accomplish this varied and comprehensive support through our Veterinary Services Directorate and our Technical Services Directorate with its four divisions: (1) Environmental Health and Engineering Division; (2) Industrial Hygiene Division; (3) Laboratory Services Division; and (4) Entomological Sciences Division.
 
PHC, East also advises commanders on animal and veterinary public health missions in order to support the readiness and deployability of 1,400 DoD-owned animals. We optimize Service and Family Members’ readiness through comprehensive veterinary care of over 212,000 privately-owned animals. We provide food protection technical expertise and quality assurance through the Commercial Sanitation Audit Program to safeguard the wholesomeness and high quality of food and bottled water to DoD customers. We accomplish this through our Veterinary Services Directorate and our four Public Health Activities: (1) Veterinary Readiness Activity, Fort Belvoir; (2) Veterinary Readiness Activity, Fort Bragg; (3) Veterinary Readiness Activity, Fort Knox; and (4) Veterinary Readiness Activity, Fort Eisenhower.

OUR MISSION
Ensure the health and readiness of the Joint Force by providing veterinary medical and public health services across 26 states, Guantanamo Bay, and Puerto Rico. Support of national security, homeland defense, and global force health protection.
OUR VISION

An organization where professionals find purpose each day, protecting the health of millions they will never meet.

      

Brigade level Military S1 is the Human Resources office that services as a “One Stop” shop to address concerns, disseminate information, communicate and provide administrative support to our assigned and attached Soldiers. We are one of the primary staff assistant offices to the commander for all military HR related issues. To list a few, we handle matters pertaining to strength management, personnel qualifications, evaluations, personnel assignment, clearance, recruiting, record updates, promotions and battalion taskings. Additionally, we are responsible for the overall mentorship of the battalion level S1.

Work With Us

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If you're looking for a workplace prioritizing safety, consider joining us! Our Safety Office is dedicated to safeguarding and protecting our Service Members and Civilian employees, ensuring they have a secure environment in which to work.
 

Army Safety and Occupational Health Management System

Public Health Command (PHC), East is taking a modern approach to safety and occupational health (SOH) by implementing the Army Safety and Occupational Health Management System (ASOHMS). ASOHMS provides systematically managed SOH processes that enhance mission capabilities, reduce SOH-related mishaps, and improve personnel readiness through effective risk management within Army organizations.
 
The ASOHMS framework consists of six distinct capability objectives:
1. Leadership engagement and personnel/Soldier participation
2. Mishap, incident, and illness reporting and investigation
3. Training and promotion
4. Conducting inspections and assessments
5. Conducting hazard analysis and developing countermeasures
6. Health protection and readiness
 
ASOHMS ensures that hazards and risk controls are well thought-out and appropriate to the corresponding risk level while maintaining adequate controls to support the organization's mission readiness.

The Army Safety Excellence Streamer

On December 2, 2024, PHC, East Headquarters was awarded the Army Safety Excellence Streamer for twelve consecutive months without experiencing a Service Member or unit at-fault Class A or B accident.
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The Army Safety Guardian Award

The Army Safety Guardian Award is presented to U.S. Army Service Members and Department of the Army (DA) Civilians who have demonstrated extraordinary actions or skills in response to emergency situations or imminent dangers. These actions help to eliminate or minimize losses, such as damage to Army property or injuries to Army personnel.

Since 2023, two Service Members from headquarters and ten Service Members from the Veterinary Readiness Activity, Fort Eisenhower, have received Army Safety Guardian Awards.
 
2023 Army Safety Guardian Award Recipients:
- MAJ Rachel Cheramie
- MAJ Melissa N. North
- CPT Anna L. Kucera
- CPT Brooke D. Dotson
 
2024 Army Safety Guardian Award Recipients:
- CPL Brianna J. Siebeneck
- CPL Lauren A. Gilbert
- MAJ Kevin L. Hinton
- LTC Tiffany Kimbrell
- SPC LeChonda W. Council
- CPL Kimberly A. Prinkey
- SSG Markeitveon D. Battle

2025 Army Safety Guardian Award Recipient:
- SSG James Watson

The Professional Certificate in Safety and Occupational Health

On January 22, 2024, Kandy Williams, the Safety Manager at the Public Health Command, East, was awarded the Professional Certificate in Safety and Occupational Health. This certificate is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Prevention (SHARP)
Welcome to the Public Health Command, East. We are committed to create a culture free of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and associated retaliatory behaviors through an environment of prevention, education and training, response capability, victim assistance, reporting procedures, and appropriate accountability that enhances the safety and well-being of all.
Available Services:
https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/sharp/
DOD Safe Helpline 24/7: 877-995-5247
DoD SAFE HELPLINE:  www.safehelpline.org
Open 24/7 to support DA Civilians, all service branches, and dependents over 18 (Family Advocacy is utilized for minors)
 
Reporting Sexual Harassment:
Anonymous complaint: An anonymous complaint is a report of sexual harassment from an unknown or unidentified source received by a commanding officer or supervisor, regardless of the means of transmission. The individual reporting the information is not required to disclose any PII.
Formal complaint: A complaint filed in writing with SARC or VA. An investigation will be initiated by the brigade commander.
 
Reporting Sexual Assault:
Unrestricted Report: This report requires an investigation and command notification and allows a person who reports sexual assault access to healthcare treatment, SAFE, counseling, advocacy support, victim assistance and consideration for protection orders, and expedited transfers.
Restricted Reporting: Restricted reporting does not trigger an investigation. Restricted reporting allows the victim to confidentially disclose sexual assault to specified individuals (that is, a SARC, VA, and healthcare personnel) and receive healthcare treatment, a SAFE, counseling, and advocacy services. If a victim elects this reporting option, they may convert a restricted report to an unrestricted report at any time.