Keywords: fort irwin fortirwin weed army community hospital weedarmycommunityhospital national training center nationaltrainingcenter wach ntc meddac col. jason wieman coljasonwieman csm jorge rodriguez csmjorgerodriguez united states army unitedstatesarmy soldiers col. scott taylor colscotttaylor mojave troop support troopsupport resiliency center resiliencycenter fort irwin army wellness center fortirwinarmywellnesscenter imcom health health benefits healthbenefits army triad armytriad preventive medicine preventivemedicine indoor suit FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- Soldiers, civilians and family members celebrated the opening of the new Army Wellness Center in the garrison Resiliency Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 19, 2015. The new facility, the 24th Army Wellness Center to open across the Army since 2005, is a program of the U.S. Army Medical Command and an integral part of the recently renovated garrison Resiliency Center that opened in June. The new Army Wellness Center (AWC) offers modern health services, programs and state-of-the-art equipment free of charge to all DoD ID card holders on Fort Irwin, including health assessment reviews, which analyze a patient's health status, risk for disease and ability to exercise safely; physical fitness testing and exercise prescriptions; healthy nutrition programs and strategies using metabolic testing to provide individualized strategies for weight loss, gain or maintenance; stress management techniques using biofeedback to reduce stress; general wellness education through classes on topics such as healthy lifestyles, increased resiliency and self-care; and tobacco education using assessments to determine an individual's readiness to become tobacco-free. To learn more about the people and facilities of the Weed Army Community Hospital and the National Training Center at Fort Irwin visit the new WACH website at www.irwin.amedd.army.mil Photo by Michael Beaton, Weed Army Community Hospital PAO (Released). FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- Soldiers, civilians and family members celebrated the opening of the new Army Wellness Center in the garrison Resiliency Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 19, 2015. The new facility, the 24th Army Wellness Center to open across the Army since 2005, is a program of the U.S. Army Medical Command and an integral part of the recently renovated garrison Resiliency Center that opened in June. The new Army Wellness Center (AWC) offers modern health services, programs and state-of-the-art equipment free of charge to all DoD ID card holders on Fort Irwin, including health assessment reviews, which analyze a patient's health status, risk for disease and ability to exercise safely; physical fitness testing and exercise prescriptions; healthy nutrition programs and strategies using metabolic testing to provide individualized strategies for weight loss, gain or maintenance; stress management techniques using biofeedback to reduce stress; general wellness education through classes on topics such as healthy lifestyles, increased resiliency and self-care; and tobacco education using assessments to determine an individual's readiness to become tobacco-free. To learn more about the people and facilities of the Weed Army Community Hospital and the National Training Center at Fort Irwin visit the new WACH website at www.irwin.amedd.army.mil Photo by Michael Beaton, Weed Army Community Hospital PAO (Released). |