Pennington Biomedical’s Center for Military Performance and Resilience and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine collaborate on study; Louisiana’s Fort Johnson is first installation visit for study.
Researchers from Pennington Biomedical’s Center for Military Performance and Resilience and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine are teaming up to assess the health and nutritional status of active-duty service members. The Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study, or MHANES, is modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES, which assesses the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S. but excludes active-duty members of the military.
Due to the unique occupational challenges and various stressors faced by active-duty Service Members, the NHANES is not generalizable to this population. MHANES, funded by the Department of Defense, will address this research gap and generate comprehensive and representative data to guide evidencebased screening, education, and intervention strategies to improve health in the military.