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Mental health and physical health influence each other and impact many aspects of overall health, taking a holistic approach allows us to achieve wellness in all faucets of life.

June 5, 2023

59th MDW: Mental Health impacts readiness

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Our mental, physical, and emotional well-being can affect many aspects of our health. Taking a holistic approach allows us to achieve wellness in all faucets of life. “It is a disservice to isolate mental health from physical health because they influence one another,” said Capt. Samuel Alex, a 59th Medical Operations Squadron mental health provider. “Taking care of your mental health requires the same level of attention many people give to their physical fitness.”

Lt. Cmdr. Sean Stuart, left, senior medical officer of the Emergency Department and director of the Combat Trauma Research Group (CTRG) at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), presents the iTClamp and other projects to Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, surgeon general of the U.S. Navy and chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, during his visit of NMCP on Oct. 21.

Oct. 22, 2020

NMCP Welcomes the Navy Surgeon General

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 21, 2020) — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 21, 2020) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) welcomed Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, 39th Surgeon General of the Navy, and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Oct. 21.

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