Army Policy and References

Army Acute Respiratory Disease Surveillance Program Reference

12 JUN 2006. This document provides guidelines and requirements for the Army Acute Respiratory Disease (ARD) Surveillance Program. The objective of this program is to collect and disseminate timely, installation-specific information concerning ARD activity to assist preventive medicine personnel to rapidly detect and respond to ARD outbreaks.


Reportable Medical Events System (RMES, Army) User's Reference

This document is the Software User Manual for the Army's Reportable Medical Events System. It was developed to provide an introduction to the concepts behind RMES, instructions for installing and operating RMES and a reference manual to support ongoing operations.


Reportable Medical Events System (RMES, Army) Data Collection Form


ALARACT:  Pre - and Post - Deployment Health Assessments, 3 FEB 02

Provides updated procedures for deployment health surveillance and readiness


Pre - and Post - Deployment Health Assessments, 14 JAN 02

Provides guidance for completing Pre and Post-deployment Health Assessments and instructions of forwarding these documents to AFHSC (formerly AMSA).


Triservice Reportable Event List (U.S. Army SG Memorandum)

17 JUN 1998. "Triservice Reportable Events List."  (Directs all Army MTF's to use the Tri-Service Reportable Events List.)


Implementation of New Medical Surveillance System

APR 1994. "Implementation of New Medical Surveillance System." (Directs Army MTF's to start using the electronic Medical Surveillance System.  Also eliminates the requirement for MED-16 and MED-3 Reports.)