Ft. Campbell MEDDAC Ebola Mission Malaria Prophylaxis Procedures

Dr. Remington Nevin filed this request with the US Army Public Health Command of the United States of America.
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From: Remington Nevin

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any and all official malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance disseminated in any form to include documents, slides, or unclassified orders, by personnel assigned to Ft. Campbell MEDDAC, to members of the 101st Airborne Division, from September 1, 2014 through the effective date of processing of this request, to include any Ft. Campbell MEDDAC policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Public Health Command instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Medical Command policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; or any version of AFRICOM Command Manual (ACM) 4200.03 (Force Health Protection Procedures for Deployment and Travel), U.S. AFRICOM Command Note 4200.03, any other U.S. AFRICOM issuance that updates or replaces these documents; and to specifically include any malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance specifically issued for Operation United Assistance or other U.S. military missions in response to the 2014 west African Ebola outbreak.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Remington Nevin

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Cuddy, John W II CIV USARMY MEDCOM BACH (US)

Mr. Nevin,

The response to your FOIA request is attached.

John Cuddy
Privacy Assistant
Blanchfield Army Hospital

November 20, 2014
Fort Campbell - Blanchfield Army Community Hospital CDR, USAMEDDAC
ATTN: MCXD-DCA-HP / Ms. Dallas or Mr. Cuddy
650 Joel Drive
Fort Campbell, KY 42223-5349

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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On Oct. 21, 2014:

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any and all official malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance disseminated in any form to include documents, slides, or unclassified orders, by personnel assigned to Ft. Campbell MEDDAC, to members of the 101st Airborne Division, from September 1, 2014 through the effective date of processing of this request, to include any Ft. Campbell MEDDAC policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Public Health Command instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Medical Command policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; or any version of AFRICOM Command Manual (ACM) 4200.03 (Force Health Protection Procedures for Deployment and Travel), U.S. AFRICOM Command Note 4200.03, any other U.S. AFRICOM issuance that updates or replaces these documents; and to specifically include any malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance specifically issued for Operation United Assistance or other U.S. military missions in response to the 2014 west African Ebola outbreak.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Remington Nevin

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 13893
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

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Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

John W Cuddy II
Privacy Assistant
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
270-798-8694 Office
270-798-8517 Fax

This document may contain information covered under the Privacy Act, 5 USC 522(a), and/or the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (PL 104-191) and the various implementing regulations and must be protected in accordance with those provisions. Healthcare information is personal and sensitive and must be treated accordingly. If this correspondence contains healthcare information it is being provided to you after appropriate authorization from the patient or under circumstances that don't require patient authorization. You, the recipient, are obligated to maintain it in a safe, secure and confidential manner. Re-disclosure without additional patient consent or as permitted by law is prohibited. Unauthorized re-disclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality subjects you to application of appropriate sanction. If you have received this correspondence in error, please notify the sender at once and destroy any copies you have made.

From: MuckRock

Hello,

As directed in the attached communication, the request copied below is being forwarded to your office for processing. Please provide confirmation of receipt and an estimated date of completion.

Thank you very much.

From: MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

The FOIA request copied below was forwarded by the Department of the Army, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital to the United States Army Public Health Command. Your office has not yet provided acknowledgement of this request.

Please now note the following:

MuckRock News
DEPT MR 13893
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

requests@muckrock.com

Please confirm receipt of this request and provide an estimated date of completion forthwith.

Thank you.

___________________________

From Remington Nevin on Oct. 21, 2014:
To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any and all official malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance disseminated in any form to include documents, slides, or unclassified orders, by personnel assigned to Ft. Campbell MEDDAC, to members of the 101st Airborne Division, from September 1, 2014 through the effective date of processing of this request, to include any Ft. Campbell MEDDAC policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Public Health Command instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Medical Command policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; or any version of AFRICOM Command Manual (ACM) 4200.03 (Force Health Protection Procedures for Deployment and Travel), U.S. AFRICOM Command Note 4200.03, any other U.S. AFRICOM issuance that updates or replaces these documents; and to specifically include any malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance specifically issued for Operation United Assistance or other U.S. military missions in response to the 2014 west African Ebola outbreak.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Remington Nevin

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

The FOIA request copied below was forwarded by the Department of the Army, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital to the United States Army Public Health Command. Your office has not yet provided acknowledgement of this request.

Please now note the following:

MuckRock News
DEPT MR 13893
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

requests@muckrock.com

Please confirm receipt of this request and provide an estimated date of completion forthwith.

Thank you.

___________________________

From Remington Nevin on Oct. 21, 2014:
To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Any and all official malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance disseminated in any form to include documents, slides, or unclassified orders, by personnel assigned to Ft. Campbell MEDDAC, to members of the 101st Airborne Division, from September 1, 2014 through the effective date of processing of this request, to include any Ft. Campbell MEDDAC policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Public Health Command instructions, procedures or guidance; any Army Medical Command policy, instructions, procedures or guidance; or any version of AFRICOM Command Manual (ACM) 4200.03 (Force Health Protection Procedures for Deployment and Travel), U.S. AFRICOM Command Note 4200.03, any other U.S. AFRICOM issuance that updates or replaces these documents; and to specifically include any malaria prophylaxis policy, instructions, procedures or guidance specifically issued for Operation United Assistance or other U.S. military missions in response to the 2014 west African Ebola outbreak.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Remington Nevin

From: Gibson, Audrey G CIV USARMY MEDCOM PHC (US)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

The Army Public Health Center (Provisional) [formerly the U.S. Army Public
Health Command) received the FOIA Request from the U.S. Army Medical Command
FOIA Officer on 1 September 2015, and the request was placed into the FACTS
database with the assigned number: No. FP-15-02824. The MEDCOM FOIA Officer
responded on behalf of the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (see attached).

The APHC (Prov) prepared a response on 3 September 2015. The response was
mailed certified mail/return receipt, with the receipt being signed on 8
September 2015 (see attached). The FOIA request has been closed.

Audrey Gail Gibson
Program Manager, Publications Management Program
APHC (Prov)
410-436-3254
Audrey.g.gibson.civ@mail.mil

Debra Bonsall
Government Information Specialist/FOIA Coordinator
APHC (Prov)
410-436-3254
Debra.k.bonsall.civ@mail.mil

From: Gibson, Audrey G CIV USARMY MEDCOM PHC (US)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

The Army Public Health Center (Provisional) [formerly the U.S. Army Public
Health Command) received the FOIA Request from the U.S. Army Medical Command
FOIA Officer on 1 September 2015, and the request was placed into the FACTS
database with the assigned number: No. FP-15-02824. The MEDCOM FOIA Officer
responded on behalf of the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (see attached).
The APHC (Prov) prepared a response on 3 September 2015. The response was
mailed certified mail/return receipt, with the receipt being signed on 8
September 2015 (see attached). The FOIA request has been closed.

Audrey Gail Gibson
Program Manager, Publications Management Program
APHC (Prov)
410-436-3254
Audrey.g.gibson.civ@mail.mil

Debra Bonsall
Government Information Specialist/FOIA Coordinator
APHC (Prov)
410-436-3254
Debra.k.bonsall.civ@mail.mil

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