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The Big 5 of Medical Readiness are:
1. Dental Health 2. Behavioral Health 3. Weight Management 4. Injury Prevention 5. Tobacco Cessation |
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Army Lab Tackles Problem of Military Stress Fractures
Stress fractures caused by repetitive pounding activities of physical training take a toll on enough of the military population, specifically recruits, that a major research program called "Bone Health and Medical Military Readiness" was started in 1997 to solve the problem.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2004/n05192004_200405198.html
