Sleep, Nutrition and Breathing: The 3 Most Important Natural Things to Improve Job Performance and Longevity

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CHAMP Tools for Service Members, Families, Leaders and Veterans

Posted on May 8, 2024 Updated on May 4, 2024

These tools are available to all, and Leaders can use to provide to their service members especially to help educate and inform, especially in the tough topics, like dietary supplements and psychological, spiritual and social health.  In the future, if you wanted, I am sure a CHAMP teammate would come and present at this leadership conference. 

• The back story of CHAMP, what it is, who does it serve and how did is start?

·       CHAMP is a center at the Uniformed Services University and falls under the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine

·       It is service independent (works for all services)

·       CHAMP evolved from an individual Human Performance Research Lab established in 1989 to a designated DoD Center of Excellence in 2012

·       CHAMP was Formalized in 2007

o   Tasked by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJS) Office in 2009 to hold conference and construct CJS Instruction on Total Fitness for 21st Century Warfighter

·       CHAMP is Educators, health professionals, and researchers committed to:

–          Promoting Human Performance Optimization (HPO) and Total Force Fitness (TFF) for Service Members and their families

–          Communicating/building consensus on best HPO/TFF practices

–          Influencing HPO/TFF policy based upon evidence

–          Changing health, fitness, and readiness based upon research

Points of Contact:

champ@usuhs.edu

https://www.hprc-online.org/ask-the-expert

What follows is a list of SOME of the resources that CHAMP provides:

Operation Supplement Safety (DoD-mandated program)

·       Home Page – https://www.opss.org/

·       DoD Instruction – https://www.opss.org/article/dodi-613006-use-dietary-supplements-dod

·       Check Your Supplement –  https://www.opss.org/opss-scorecard-check-your-dietary-supplement

·       Third Party Certification – https://www.opss.org/article/third-party-certification-why-its-important

·       Posters and Resources – https://www.opss.org/outreach-and-educational-resources

Human Performance Resources by CHAMP

·       Home Page – https://www.hprc-online.org/

·       Deployment resources – https://www.hprc-online.org/total-force-fitness/navigating-deployment

·       Got My Six – https://www.hprc-online.org/total-force-fitness/gotmysix

·       Rehab, Refit and Return to Duty – https://rx3.usuhs.edu/

·       Performance Psychology – https://www.hprc-online.org/mental-fitness/performance-psychology

·       Warfighter Nutrition – https://www.hprc-online.org/nutrition/warfighter-nutrition-guide

·       Leader Sleep Guide – https://www.hprc-online.org/sites/default/files/document/HPRC_MF_GR_Sleep_Self-study_Leader_Guide_092923_508.pdf

·       Sleep Habits Guide – https://www.hprc-online.org/sites/default/files/document/HPRC_Sleep_Habits_Leader_Guide_050323_508.pdf

·       Gratitude Guide – https://www.hprc-online.org/mental-fitness/spiritual-fitness/hprc-leader-guide-starting-gratitude-practice-gratitude-calendar

·       Service Specific Guide – https://www.hprc-online.org/total-force-fitness/service-specific-resources