PHCR-North 

The U.S. Army Public Health Command Region - North (PHCR-North) provides military preventive medicine services to Active, Reserve, and National Guard units in the northeastern United States.  We promote force health protection through our five divisions:

  • Environmental Health Engineering (including Entomological Sciences)
  • Health Risk Management
  • Occupational Health Sciences
  • Lab Sciences

PHCR-North Boundary Map

PHCR-North includes ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, PA, NJ, DE, MD, OH, MI, WI, WV, ID, IL, VA, NC, KY

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  • Commander and Sergeant Major mission statements
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  • Customer Satisfaction survey
  • Unit history

See below for more information on each division.

 

Services

Entomological Sciences Branch (ESB) [PHCR-North]

        The Entomological Sciences Branch maintains the expertise to address vector-borne, emerging diseases that potentially impact force health and readiness. .... (more)

Environmental Health Engineering Division (EHED) [PHCR-North]

          The Environmental Health Engineering Division uses tools such as Global Information System (GIS) and on-site inspections to complete a variety of system surveys. Our Services Potable Water Supply Sanitary Surveys Safe Drinking Water Act Monitoring, Planning, and Consultation Water System Vulnerability Assessments/Food Service Vulnerability Assessments Emergency Response P... (more)

Health Risk Management Division (HRMD) [PHCR-North]

              Maintaining Soldiers' health in field conditions requires surveillance of (from left to right) air, water, and soil quality. Our Services Technical Assistance Visits (TAV): Didactic and practical interactions on deployment environmental surveillance techniques and procedures; sanitary control and surveillance of field water supplies, food, waste management, detainee care; en... (more)

Laboratory Sciences Division (LAB) [PHCR-North]

  Our Services Pathogen diagnostics:  We have the capability to test sandflies, ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas as well as animal blood and tissue for a wide range of disease-causing organisms.  Our capabilities include pathogen detection for the causative agents of malaria, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, sandfly fever, dengue fever, West Nile virus, tick-borne ence... (more)

Occupational Health Sciences Division (OHSD) [PHCR-North]

          Occupational Health Sciences aims to prevent occupational health hazards.  Examples of missions include (from l-r) building thermograms, chromium plating evaluations, and lead paint remediation.... (more)

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