Military and veteran health behavior research and practice: challenges and opportunities

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• 作者：Jeffrey P. Haibach ; Michael Ann Haibach…
• 关键词：Military ; Veteran ; Servicemember ; Health behavior ; Health promotion ; Healthcare ; Behavioral health
• 刊名：Journal of Behavioral Medicine
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：40
• 期：1
• 页码：175-193
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• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Medicine/Public Health, general; Health Psychology; General Practice / Family Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-3521
• 卷排序：40

文摘

There are 2.1 million current military servicemembers and 21 million living veterans in the United States. Although they were healthier upon entering military service compared to the general U.S. population, in the longer term veterans tend to be of equivalent or worse health than civilians. One primary explanation for the veterans’ health disparity is poorer health behaviors during or after military service, especially areas of physical activity, nutrition, tobacco, and alcohol. In response, the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs continue to develop, evaluate, and improve health promotion programs and healthcare services for military and veteran health behavior in an integrated approach. Future research and practice is needed to better understand and promote positive health behavior during key transition periods in the military and veteran life course. Also paramount is implementation and evaluation of existing interventions, programs, and policies across the population using an integrated and person centered approach.