Barton Christopher A, Dobson Annette, Treloar Susan A, McClintock Christine, McFarlane Alexander C
Centre for Military and Veterans' Health, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5005.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008 Dec;32(6):529-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00304.x.
The Australian Government has supported the establishment of a Deployment Health Surveillance Program for the Australian Defence Force. Although some health screening mechanisms already exist for Australian Defence Force personnel, until now health data have been used largely for clinical management at an individual level and have not been aggregated to identify trends in health and risk factors in the shorter or longer term. We identify challenges for and potential benefits of health surveillance in the military context, describe features of the Program and progress to date. Retrospective and cross-sectional projects based on deployments to the Near North Area of Influence since 1997 are under way. A planned prospective model of health surveillance for those deploying to the Middle East promises more timely attention to any emerging health problems for military personnel and veterans.
澳大利亚政府支持为澳大利亚国防军设立一个部署健康监测项目。尽管澳大利亚国防军人员已经有一些健康筛查机制，但到目前为止，健康数据主要用于个人层面的临床管理，尚未进行汇总以识别短期或长期的健康趋势和风险因素。我们确定了军事背景下健康监测面临的挑战和潜在益处，描述了该项目的特点和迄今取得的进展。自1997年以来，基于对近北影响区部署情况的回顾性和横断面项目正在进行。为部署到中东地区的人员规划的前瞻性健康监测模式有望更及时地关注军事人员和退伍军人中出现的任何健康问题。
