2024 Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Symposium

May 1, 2024

Program Description: 

The 2024 H2F Symposium is an event that brings H2F stakeholders together to foster information sharing, problem solving, and critical thinking to implement best practices and share lessons learned. Various sessions will be held throughout the day featuring a variety of disciplines that comprise the H2F interdisciplinary team, to include dietitians, physical therapy, occupational therapists, and athletic trainers. Each speaker will present on their area of concentration, discuss how it relates to other disciplines within the H2F system, and provide challenges and solutions to enacting an interdisciplinary human performance program. Participants will walk away with a better understanding of interdisciplinary roles and responsibilities within the H2F system and be more competent in creating and enhancing their H2F programs to improve health, fitness, readiness, and lethality of warfighters.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for athletic trainers, registered dieticians, dietetic technicians, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, and physical therapist assistants. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Summarize the impact of H2F principles to Soldiers.
  2. Understand that H2F teams minimize risk to Soldiers and optimize mission.
  3. Explain the benefits of Direct Access Care H2F teams provide to Soldiers.
  4. Outline the benefits of reporting injuries and early treatment.
  5. Discuss a leader’s role in encouraging mental readiness.
  6. Outline mental readiness domain factors.
  7. Summarize the core components of each mental readiness domain factor.
  8. Summarize science behind the Army Body Composition Study (ACBC).
  9. Discuss research-driven updates to Army Regulation (AR) 600-9 Policy.
  10. Outline the relationship of modern AR 600-9 on future Soldier health and injury.
  11. Discuss the consequences of sleep deprivation in the operational environment.
  12. Outline tools and techniques specific to an operational environment to mitigate fatigue.
  13. Describe the concept of sleep leadership and its implementation.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AOTA
    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 09312. This Live course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, intermediate OT service delivery, professional issues. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
  • 2.00 APTA
    American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.2 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.
  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 BOC
    Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)
    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office (BOC AP #: P12034) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 2.00 hours/Continuing Education Units (CEUs). ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
  • 2.00 CDR

    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 2.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

  • 2.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by DHA, J-7, CEPO. DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (ARBO/COPE), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Course opens: 
04/24/2024
Course expires: 
05/15/2024
Event starts: 
05/01/2024 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/01/2024 - 12:45pm EDT
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Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Army Maj. Gen. Beth Salisbury, M.S.S., O.T.R./L. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Army Maj Allison Brager, Ph.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Holly L McClung, M.S., R.D.N., C.S.S.D., L.D.N. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 AOTA
    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 09312. This Live course is offered at 0.2 CEUs, intermediate OT service delivery, professional issues. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
  • 2.00 APTA
    American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.2 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.
  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 BOC
    Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)
    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office (BOC AP #: P12034) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 2.00 hours/Continuing Education Units (CEUs). ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
  • 2.00 CDR

    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 2.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

  • 2.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by DHA, J-7, CEPO. DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (ARBO/COPE), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
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