scope:

Applicability and Scope.

This instruction applies to all Navy Medical Department activities.

a. References (a) through (f) establish and support an effective, integrated, and comprehensive HPW program throughout the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DON). Navy Medicine health promotion resources support the health promotion needs of active duty and their family members, Reserve Component members, civilian beneficiaries, and military retirees. Reference (f) establishes health promotion requirements for civilian employees. References (g) through (i) provide national community health and clinical preventive services guidelines; establish U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives for the nation; and outline the 12 leading health indicator topics. Reference (j) provides an assessment of military members in meeting selected Healthy People 2020 objectives. References (k) through (m) direct medical activities regarding the promotion of sexual health.

b. Reference (d) designates Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) as the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) through the Surgeon General of the Navy for health service programs within the Navy, and as the subject matter expert on the Navy's HPW Program.