Health & Fitness at Carlisle Barracks

Dunham U.S. Army Health Clinic is a member of the TRICARE Northeast Region and the Walter Reed Health Care System, which partners with HealthNet to provide care.
Dunham is a non-emergency clinic that offers family medicine, pediatrics, optometry, social work and behavioral health, occupational health, and industrial hygiene services. In addition, Dunham offers immunization, laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy support. A Soldier medical readiness center includes travel medicine information and is a recent addition to the offerings

Appointments
Schedule appointments by calling the clinic information line at (571) 821-7700, opt 1 or 1-877-787-2569. Follow the prompts to reach the Appointments Section. OR, schedule appointments online at http://my.mhsgenesis.health.mil/– Appointments – Visit Reason – View Available Appointments
The Clinic's appointments office schedules appointments for the following: family medicine, pediatrics, immunizations, optometry, mammography, and gynecology. The Clinic has specialty providers on a limited basis. All appointments with specialty providers require a referral from the patient's PCM. Once a referral is acquired, the appointments section will schedule the appointments for specialists at the Clinic.

School, work physicals
School, sports, work, childcare, and driver's license physicals require a scheduled visit. All children (including family members of AWC students) entering 1st, 6th, and 11th grades must have a physical. During the week of centralized processing, students will be provided:

• A flyer with the dates set aside for youth physicals.
• Information about necessary documents required at the time of the appointment.
• The procedure for scheduling physical exam appointments

Direct all questions to the Dunham Community Health Nurse at 717-961-2009. If a child is participating in any sport, it will be necessary to bring a separate form for sports physicals. The applicant must sign this form in the presence of the provider conducting the physical if another physical is required within 3 - 6 months and was completed at Dunham. It will only be necessary to bring in the form and leave the information with the primary care manager for 48 hours, then pick up the form at Outpatient Records or leave info for mailing/faxing. More information on Dunham can be found at Army Wellness Center Facebook.

Dental Clinic
The Carlisle Barracks Dental Clinic will provide dental treatment to ensure the oral health and readiness of the active-duty joint forces that live or work within a 60 mile commute of Carlisle Barracks.

Senior Leader Sustainment
The Senior Leader Sustainment (SLS) program provides a comprehensive assessment and individual consultations throughout your academic year. To meet mission requirements of medical readiness, self-development, and human performance optimization.

Specific to the needs of senior leaders, the medical, physical, and behavioral resilience components of the human dimension are incorporated into this assessment to optimize lifestyle behaviors and achieve health and human performance goals.

The SLS program captures primary measurements through a comprehensive assessment that includes blood analysis, musculoskeletal injury screening, sleep and recovery screening, nutrition review, testing of muscular strength, power, and cardiorespiratory endurance with run technique screening, a health risk counseling by a credentialed provider, and a full out brief of the results with recommended interventions.

Following this initial appointment, you can utilize SLS program services to support you during your USAWC academic year.

Behavioral Resilience 
How can we help you maximize your potential?

• Sleep Optimization
• Stress Management
• Attention Control
• Energy Management
• Problem Solving

Nutrition

Your nutrition appointment includes a comprehensive, individualized nutrition assessment with a registered dietician. Dietary recommendations will be made based on the participant's unique health background, dietary intake and personal health and performance goals.

Let our fitness staff at SLS create an individualized program tailored to you and your fitness needs.

• How do you get started on your fitness and exercise goals?
• Do you want to change your current program to achieve your goals better?
• Are you looking for guidance to help prepare for the ACFT? We offer a three-phase periodization program with coaching.

Running Analysis
A human performance initiative to advance and apply the science of running. A running analysis includes:

• Advanced technology feedback
• Technique Coaching and program design for sprint and endurance training.
• Strength and conditioning
• Shoe recommendations
• Detailed report

Physical Therapy
Musculoskeletal care is a priority for War College students, with a focus on physical performance.
Services provided:

• Direct access to PT at Dunham Clinic or SLS
• Customized goals-based physical therapy treatment throughout the academic year
• Mobility work to manage long-term wellness.
• Manual therapy includes spinal manipulation.
• Trigger Point Dry Needling

Periodic Health Assessments 
During your assessment, SLS will complete all Army PHA Physical and Vision screenings to meet the Carlisle Barracks readiness mission.
PHA Part I: Senior Leader will complete Part I NLT 7 days before the scheduled SLS appointment. Part I - may be completed on an NIPR computer.

Thorpe Hall Fitness Center - (571) 821-8485, 23 Lovell Ave.

• 24/7 access for active duty and their dependents
• A waiver must be signed before using the Mt Pleasant Fitness Center for the first time. Waivers are located at the front desk of Mt Pleasant Fitness Center during manned hours.
• Newer free weights and equipment
• Cardio equipment: treadmills, elliptical and stationary bikes, rowing, and Stairmaster and equipment: treadmills, elliptical and stationary bikes, rowing and Stairmaster machines
• Group exercise classes body blast, yoga, Zumba, and Cybex power stations
• Fitness class schedule: Fitness Class Schedule :: Carlisle Barracks :: US Army MWR
• 8 mile rubberized collegiate indoor track on second floor Sauna

Mt Pleasant Fitness Center

• Open 24/7, manned Monday – Friday 6 a.m. – 4:30 p.m
• Weekends and after 4:30 will need to swipe your building access card to enter.
• A waiver must be signed before using the Mt Pleasant Fitness Center for the first time. Waivers are located at the front desk of Mt Pleasant Fitness Center during manned hours.
• Weight machines
• Limited amount of free weight, Smith machine and three bench stations
• Treadmill, elliptical, rowing, stairclimbing machines and stationary bikes

Root Hall Gym

• 6 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Monday – Friday, floor open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on weekends.
• Basketball/volleyball courts and/or racquetball/handball court
• Sauna

Other fitness options

• Mt Pleasant running track - oval track 1/4 mile, behind Mt Pleasant Fitness Center
• Golf Course running track - 2 miles begin at Railroad crossing. A fast gravel trail and every .25 is marked on the 2-mile loop.
• Golf Course, 901 Jim Thorpe Road, (571) 821-3262 - Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - dusk Saturday & Sunday 6 a.m. - dusk.
• Bowling Center, 686 Letort Lane, (571) 821-7775 - Monday - Friday Opens at 11:00 a.m. Saturday 1 - 9 p.m.
• Tennis Courts, next to Thorpe Hall