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Volume:
9
Issue:
18 November 2013
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Help Wounded Warriors Recover Through Music It is difficult to imagine the life of a severely wounded warrior recovering at Walter Reed. Wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan, many have had their lives blown up in every sense of the word. Musicorps is an intensive music rehabilitation program that helps them recover their lives. Musicorps replicates “real world” music relationships so
that injured veterans work on, and are motivated to work on, robust goal-oriented projects many hours a day. Musicorps integrates individualized projects, regular visits by accomplished musicians, and the use of specially-assembled computer-based music workstations along with traditional instruments. Working in any musical style they prefer, wounded warriors are able to
learn, play, write, record, and produce original material. To read more click Here.
Veterans Groups Miss Opportunities to Curb Tobacco Use Studies have shown that U.S. military veterans smoke at a higher rate than civilians. Websites targeting veterans, however, fail to provide information about the risks of tobacco products and how to
quit smoking, finds a new report in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
all 24 websites and smoking cessation was never mentioned.
Researchers evaluated websites for veteran service organizations, all of which differ substantially in the range of veterans they serve.
Tobacco use impacts active military and veterans with smoke-related illnesses like pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and cancer, and worsens PTSD symptoms.
“Tobacco-related content was virtually nonexistent,” they said. Tobacco was mentioned only four times across
Read full article. Health Behavior News Service
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Military Family Month Get Smart About Antibiotics Week — November 18–24, 2013 Great American Smokeout 11/21 Survivors of Suicide Day 11/23
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