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2012 Human Performance and Dietary Supplements Summit
9-10 August 2012
Bethesda, MD

Dietary supplement module
Earn continuing education credits (if eligible) for this two-hour online module.

Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC) Conference
23-24 May 2012
Town & Country Resort and Conference Center, San Diego, CA

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HPRC's human performance optimization (HPO) website is for U.S. Warfighters, their families, and those in the field of HPO who support them. The goal is Total Force Fitness: Warfighters optimized to carry out their mission as safely and effectively as possible.

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Altitude

Information on policies, reports and guidelines for performing well in high altitude.

Low oxygen levels, variations in partial pressure, and changes in lung capacity are stress factors associated with high altitude. This section provides information and awareness on policies, reports and guidelines for performing well in high altitude.

Resources

Altitude Acclimatization and Illness Management [PDF]
This U.S. Army Technical Bulletin (TB 505)  is related to hypobaric hypoxia, an environmental stress resulting from ascent to progressively higher terrestrial elevation or altitude.

High Altitudes [PDF]
This short article, featured in Army Times, outlines items that every soldier should know about high altitudes.

A Soldier's Guide to Staying Healthy at High Elevations [PDF]
USACHPPM and the USARIEM developed this guide to provide warfighters with helpful information on the threats associated with operations in high altitudes and use of personal protective measures to minimize disease and non-battle injuries.

Altitude Acclimatization Guide [PDF]
This technical document provides guidelines to decrease susceptibility of Warfighters to altitude illness and optimize physical and cognitive performance for successful missions.

Is Erythropoietin (EPO) Useful for High Altitude Acclimatization?
This scientific summary is provided courtesy of U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM).

A Handbook for Medical Officers [PDF]
This technical report provides information and guidance on the prevention and treatment of medical problems likely to be encountered by soldiers exposed to high terrestrial elevations.

Altitude Illness and Environmental Threats
This United States Army Public Health Command web page has information about how to cope with altitude illness, high-altitude cold injuries, sunburn at altitude, snow blindness, and other environmental threats associated with deployment and training at altitudes above 1200m/4000ft.

Altitude Effects on the Human Body
Above 1200m/4000ft, altitude can have serious effects on performance and health. The United States Army Public Health Command offers information that can help you recognize—and avoid—the effects of altitude.

Sun Safety
Although normally associated with hot environments, sun exposure is also a serious issue at high altitudes. The United States Army Public Health Command has a web page that addresses sun safety regardless of the temperature or altitude.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of Tactical Importance to U.S. Central Command
This U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Technical Guide 273 includes detailed information on high-altitude illnesses, primarily targeted for health professionals.