1. Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) and Building Health Military Communites
Patricia A. Deuster, PhD, MPH, FACSM
Professor and CHAMP Director
Department of Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University 1

4. What is CHAMP?
Leading educators, health professionals, and researchers in Human Performance Optimization (HPO) committed to:
Improving Total Force Fitness
Influencing policy based upon evidence
Affecting organizational structure changes
Changing culture and training based on research
Designated a Defense Center of Excellence in 2012

5. Vision and Mission Statements
“To be the premier Department of Defense (DoD) translational biomedical resource in the area of military-unique Human Performance Optimization (HPO) for maximizing warrior performance in the operational environment and resilience of the global military family.”
“To conduct and translate basic and clinical research in military human performance, so as to inform the development of educational products, clinical products, clinical care pathways, operational guidelines, and health policies. The goals of these efforts are to maximize deployability, expedite warrior return to duty, and optimize resilience and performance of warriors and military families.”

6. Four Major Areas of Effort
Education and training
Research and scholarship
Thought Leadership
Clinical consultations
With a focus on translation for health and performance

7. CJCS Tasking: Dec 2009 Total Force Fitness Workshop

8. Total Fitness Total Force Fitness Social Behavioral Physical
Psychological
Nutritional
Spiritual
Medical/Dental
Environmental
Behavioral
Social
Total
Fitness
Access Immunizations
Screening Prevention Dental
Heat/Cold
Altitude Noise Air Quality
Coping Awareness Beliefs/appraisals Decision making Engagement
Strength
Endurance
Power
Flexibility Mobility
Food quality
Nutrient requirements Supplement use Food choices
Family cohesion
Task cohesion Unit cohesion Social cohesion Social support
Hygiene
Substance abuse Risk mitigation Finances
World View Service values
Positive beliefs
Meaning & purpose
Ethical leadership
Embrace diversity
Total Force Fitness

9. Family
MIND
BODY
Organization
Community

10. hprc-online.org/

11. 3 buttons + AE reporting
hprc-online.org/opss

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13. CHAMP BHMC Team Patricia A. Deuster, PhD, MPH, FACSM – CHAMP Director
Lorraine Breen, COL (Ret), USA, MS, RD, LD – CHAMP Director of Communication and Strategy
Salvatore Libretto, PhD – CHAMP BHMC Program Manager
Patrick Hyde, MS, MBA, CMC USN (Ret) – CHAMP Director of Outreach

14. Other CHAMP BHMC Team Members from Samueli Institute
Kevin Berry, MD, CAPT (Ret), USN, VP of Military Research, Samueli Institute – Samueli Director for BHMC
William (Mac) Beckner, MIS – Health Information Technology Lead, Samueli Institute
Bonnie Sakallaris, PhD, RN, VP of Optimal Healing Environments, Samueli Institute

15. CHAMP and BHMC
Supporting BHMC efforts by generating resources for all Service members, DoD leaders, providers, and military families
Leading the efforts in health information technology and evaluation metrics
Emphasizing need to embrace the distinct cultures of each unit and community
Helping DoD leadership find solutions related to HPO and readiness
Long, enduring mission of leading HPO in DoD

16. For Further Information
For further information please contact:
Dr. Patricia Deuster, PhD, MPH Director, CHAMP Professor Department of Military & Emergency Medicine Uniformed Services University (301)