Newsletter Issue 1 … · Issue 1 | February 2016 The Warrior Care in the 21st Century (WC21)...
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Newsletter WC21 Updates On January 28, 2016, WC21 officially launched three work groups, each with a designated focus area: resilience, recovery & rehabilitation, and reintegration. To join or nominate representatives for a work group, please contact Ms. Veronica Scarlett or Ms. Christina Lantuh (contact information listed below). Work group leads will organize recurring meetings where members will identify workable solutions for warrior care challenges in their respective focus areas, beginning with those identified at the October 2015 Symposium. Quarterly teleconferences will provide all work groups the opportunity to brief the WC21 Coalition members on their progress and to continue identifying challenges, best practices, and innovative solutions surrounding warrior care. International Warrior Care Portal Updates As this effort continues, we invite you to visit the International Warrior Care Portal at https://iwcp.usuhs.edu/ . The Portal is intended to serve as a resource and repository for publically available news articles, research, policy documents, and operational documents, as well as information specific to the WC21 work groups and associated meetings. Please refer to the Portal’s “2015 Symposium” page for a review of all presentations and discussions that occurred during the 2015 WC21 Symposium. Warrior Care Around the World The international warrior care community continues to provide support to wounded, ill, and injured Service members and their families through various initiatives and activities. In Canada, wounded warriors are preparing to begin a 600 kilometer run on Vancouver Island. The run will raise money and awareness for service-related injuries, such as post-traumatic stress. Read more here.* The United States has launched a pilot program that will freeze Service members’ sperm and eggs prior to being deployed, allowing them to reproduce even if their reproductive organs are injured. The results of this program will determine if this is a successful and efficient tactic to retain troops, making military service more appealing to individuals of family rearing ages. Read more here.* Upcoming Events Work Group 1 will host interim progress report meetings on February 29, 2016 and March 29, 2016. Work Group 2 will host interim progress report meetings on March 1, 2016 and March 30, 2016. Work Group 3 will host interim progress report meetings on March 2, 2016 and March 31, 2016. More information will be provided by the work group leads prior to these meetings. *The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of the linked websites, or the information, products, or services contained therein. The Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. All links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of these websites. Issue 1 | February 2016 The Warrior Care in the 21st Century (WC21) coalition facilitates global sharing of best practices and lessons learned in the field of warrior care. WC21 partnering nations work together to identify viable and innovative solutions to current and future challenges facing wounded, ill, and injured Service members, Veterans, and their families worldwide—ensuring they are resilient during all phases of the deployment cycle, receive complete and long-term health care, and are able to seamlessly transition back to active duty or to civilian life. WC21 Partners Afghanistan Australia Canada Denmark Estonia France Georgia Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand United Kingdom United States Reaffirming our support for Service members and their families, now and in the future... Work Group #1 Resilience Mr. David Morton Work Group #2 Recovery & Rehabilitation Brigadier General Timothy Hodgetts Work Group #3 Reintegration Mr. Paata Patiashvili Work Group Leads For questions or comments, or to recommend content for an upcoming newsletter, please contact Ms. Veronica Scarlett at [email protected] or Ms. Christina Lantuh at [email protected] .
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Newsletter
WC21 Updates
On January 28, 2016, WC21 officially launched three work groups, each with a designated focus area: resilience, recovery & rehabilitation, and reintegration. To join or nominate representatives for a work group, please contact Ms. Veronica Scarlett or Ms. Christina Lantuh (contact information listed below).
Work group leads will organize recurring meetings where members will identify workable solutions for warrior care challenges in their respective focus areas, beginning with those identified at the October 2015 Symposium. Quarterly teleconferences will provide all work groups the opportunity to brief the WC21 Coalition members on their progress and to continue identifying challenges, best practices, and innovative solutions surrounding warrior care.
International Warrior Care Portal Updates
As this effort continues, we invite you to visit the International Warrior Care Portal at https://iwcp.usuhs.edu/. The Portal is intended to serve as a resource and repository for publically available news articles, research, policy documents, and operational documents, as well as information specific to the WC21 work groups and associated meetings. Please refer to the Portal’s “2015 Symposium” page for a review of all presentations and discussions that occurred during the 2015 WC21 Symposium.
Warrior Care Around the World
The international warrior care community continues to provide support to wounded, ill, and injured Service members and their families through various initiatives and activities. In Canada, wounded warriors are preparing to begin a 600 kilometer run on Vancouver Island. The run will raise money and awareness for service-related injuries, such as post-traumatic stress.
Read more here.*
The United States has launched a pilot program that will freeze Service members’ sperm and eggs prior to being deployed, allowing them to reproduce even if their reproductive organs are injured. The results of this program will determine if this is a successful and efficient tactic to retain troops, making military service more appealing to individuals of family rearing ages.
Read more here.*
Upcoming Events
Work Group 1 will host interim progress
report meetings on February 29, 2016 and March 29, 2016.
Work Group 2 will host interim progress report meetings on March 1, 2016 and March 30, 2016.
Work Group 3 will host interim progress report meetings on March 2, 2016 and March 31, 2016.
More information will be provided by the work group leads prior to these meetings.
*The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of the linked websites, or the information, products, or services contained therein. The Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. All links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of these websites.
Issue 1 | February 2016
The Warrior Care in the 21st Century (WC21) coalition facilitates global sharing of best practices and lessons learned in the field of warrior care. WC21 partnering nations work together to identify viable and innovative solutions to current and future challenges facing wounded, ill, and injured Service members, Veterans, and their families worldwide—ensuring they are resilient during all phases of the deployment cycle, receive complete and long-term health care, and are able to seamlessly transition back to active duty or to civilian life.
WC21 Partners
Afghanistan
Australia
Canada
Denmark
Estonia
France
Georgia
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
Reaffirming our support for Service members and their families, now and in the future...
Work Group #1 Resilience
Mr. David Morton
Work Group #2 Recovery & Rehabilitation
Brigadier General Timothy Hodgetts
Work Group #3 Reintegration
Mr. Paata Patiashvili
Work Group Leads
For questions or comments, or to recommend content for an upcoming newsletter, please contact Ms. Veronica Scar le t t a t veronica.n .scar let t .c t r@mai l .mi l or Ms. Chr is t ina Lantuh a t chr ist ina.a . lantuh.ctr@mai l .mi l .
