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Ask the Doc: What Are Ways to Protect My Mental Health?
Our mental health expert, U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Meghan Corso, chief of behavioral health clinical operations at the Defense Health Agency, answers a "Dear Doc" question on ways to protect your mental health.
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OpenAthens provides remote or off-network access to library resources. OpenAthens also allows access to resources for users at their military treatment facility who still experience problems connecting to resources. There are different OpenAthens accounts based on facility location. There are different eligibility requirements for each location.
OpenAthens Login
Please read through the description to make sure you match the requirements before registering.
Any personnel (uniformed service member, DHA civilian, DHA contract employee) who works at an MTF with a local medical library
Ask your medical library staff – you may have a different remote access method available. Check here to see if you have a medical library.
Uniformed service member in a medically related Military Occupational Specialty
Choose the OpenAthens account that matches the service affiliation of your MTF.
If not assigned to an MTF, choose the OpenAthens account that matches your service affiliation.
DHA civilians and contract employees who work at an MTF
Choose the OpenAthens account that matches the military service affiliation of the MTF.
DHA civilians and contract employees who work at a DHA location other than an MTF
Choose the DHA OpenAthens account.
DHA Civilians and contract employees who work at DHHQ in Falls Church or Gateway Annex
Choose the DHHQ OpenAthens account.
National Guard members in a medically-related Military Occupational Specialty
Choose the OpenAthens account that matches the service affiliation of your MTF. If not assigned to an MTF, choose the OpenAthens Account that matches your service affiliation.
Military reserve members in a medically-related Military Occupational Specialty
Coast Guard medical personnel
Contact the DHA Virtual Medical Library.
Volunteers
Contact the DHA Virtual Medical Library to determine eligibility.
Here is the linkgoes to self-registration page for the self-registration page. Please emailgoes to DHA Virtual Medical Library email the DHA Virtual Medical Library with any questions.
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