Army National Guard Leader Development Program

Enhance and support the State's and Territories' capability to develop Army National Guard leader's knowledge, skills, competencies, attributes, and behaviors to produce agile and adaptive leaders at echelon, who are able to operate and succeed in complex and dynamic environments. By Creating and providing leader development resources, opportunities, and content in the experiential and self-development realms of professional development, which deliver broadening experience or increased technical and conceptual competency in order to enable Leader Development across the 54 States and Territories.

Holistic Health & Fitness

H2F is a capabilities-based, task and environment focused, Human Performance Optimization (HPO) program. HQDA EXORD 149-19 directs the Total Army to implement the H2F System. For the Active Component (AC), H2F provides Soldiers direct access to specialized medical and mental health care providers, athletic trainers, and strength coaches at the brigade level. The ARNG model will not mirror the AC model, while still accomplishing the desired end state of improving physical fitness, injury avoidance and recovery, nutritional health, and mental/spiritual resilience.

The ARNG achieves H2F Systems goals of improving Soldier readiness and lethality, optimizing physical/non-physical performance, reducing injury rates, improving rehabilitation after injury, and increasing overall effectiveness through a Directorate enabled and State/Territory led approach which accounts for ARNG unique requirements, opportunities, constraints. The ARNG will accomplish this through a blend of material solutions, subject matter expertise, federal and state resources, and health care professionals.

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Video by Oliver Sommer
Army Wellness Center Wiesbaden
Training Support Activity Europe
Aug. 9, 2018 | 2:56
Health Educator Karla Kelly shares information about the great services the
Army Wellness Center Wiesbaden has to offer. The AWC Wiesbaden provides free
primary prevention programs and services designed to build and sustain good
health and improve the overall healthy lifestyles of Soldiers, Family Members,
Retirees, and DA Civilians. Units and individuals can take advantage of these
services to improve unit readiness, reduce lost and limited-duty time due to
injury, and set individualized goals.

Patients can get started with health assessments and testing to get an
individualized prescription for wellness from the knowledgeable staff. The AWC
Wiesbaden also offers informative classes on healthy nutrition, stress
management, healthy sleep habits and more.

Medical providers or unit commanders can refer patients to the AWC Wiesbaden,
but self-referrals are also welcome and can be made by contacting AWC
directly. Stop by Building 1201, 2nd floor (Parking lot entrance) or call DSN
590-1478 or 06371-9464-1478

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The AWC approach to service is holistic. AWC staff members take into account
all of an individual's physical, psychological and social circumstances when
providing services. A holistic approach is important because a person's health
cannot be fully addressed unless we consider the whole person.
Health assessment review - An analysis of a person's health status, risk for
disease, and ability to increase physical activity safely.
Physical fitness - Using state-of-the-art equipment, physical fitness level is
assessed and used to create an individualized exercise prescription.
Healthy nutrition - Use of metabolic testing that synchronizes an individual's
resting metabolic rate to provide tailored strategies for weight loss, gain or
maintenance.
Stress management - Education in biofeedback, stress relief techniques, and
positive coping skills.
General wellness education - Classes on topics such as healthy lifestyles,
good sleep habits, increased resiliency, preventing chronic disease through
healthy living habits, and self-care.
Tobacco education - An assessment of an individual's readiness to change with
a discussion of possible options for becoming tobacco-free.
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The ARNG will approach H2F as a three phased operation, including defining requirements, experimentation, and implementation. The ARNG H2F implementation strategy is not a universal “one size fits all” approach, States and Territories are afforded the flexibility to experiment through the planning process. FY21 is a planning year for States/Territories to establish those requirements; ARNG requirements will be determined through collaborative, scientific, evidence based research and experimentation. States/Territories conduct market research, small scale pilots, and analysis IOT determine their specific requirements for H2F implementation. Concurrently, ARNG G3 Training Division (TR) will institute a multi-functional working group of industry experts, collegiate human performance centers, and Army professionals to enable collaboration and requirements development. This targeted and individualized approach ensures the collective ARNG requirement possesses relevance, scalability, ease of implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency across the force. The ARNG will report the requirement findings to the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) NLT 30 SEP 2021.

 

Application Information

Contact: ngbh2fstaff@army.mil
OIC: LTC William Palmer
NCOIC: MSG David Brooks