Army Public Health Nursing

Services Provided

All TRICARE beneficiaries are eligible for services. If APHN services are required, your Primary Care provider will contact APHN for appointments, follow-up testing, and monitoring.

Tuberculosis Surveillance

APHN provide testing, education, and case management for individuals with positive tuberculin skin tests. We also conduct contact investigations.

Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance

APHN provide individual education, risk reduction counseling, contact interviews, follow-up testing, and required reporting on all communicable illnesses to include sexually transmitted infections.

HIV Program

APHN provides confidential notification, counseling and case management for all active duty & activated reserve Soldiers infected with the HIV virus. We advise installation commanders on all HIV issues. We provide community education on HIV prevention.

 
Child and Youth Services (CYS) Program

APHN provides health consultation services to all Army Child, Youth, and School Services facilities on Redstone Arsenal. We ensure the safety and health of children attending these programs by educating the CYSS staff on pertinent health issues and conducting monthly health sanitation inspections. We also provide special health consultation to the Special Needs Accommodation Process (SNAP) team for the care of children with special health care needs attending CYSS programs.

 
Influenza Campaign

APHN serves as the coordinator for the Fox Army Health Center (FAHC) Flu Campaign. APHNs provide vaccine training to medical staff, coordinates Flu Campaign schedule for Redstone Arsenal, and serves as the OIC at each event.

Hours and Location

• Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed from 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
• Location: Public Health Department (Main Floor)

Links

• Army Public Health Center (Provisional)
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• ADPH (Alabama Public Health)
• Redstone MWR - Child, Youth and School Services