Through the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which will go to Methodist University.  The Methodist University Health Care Administration Program, focusing on the 11-county BRAC region surrounding Ft. Bragg will study the impact of the FORSCOM/USARC personnel growth on access to healthcare and develop recommendations for community leadership in the eleven county region.  Implementation of the FORSCOM/USARC BRAC recommendations in Cumberland County and the surrounding areas will bring an estimated 25, 000 military service members and their families to the region by 2012.  This comprehensive 9-month study will encompass primary and secondary medical providers, using a variety of methods, including a Delphi study, to survey the current health care system and assess its ability to absorb the additional growth.  With the influx of significant numbers of active duty personnel and their dependents, the health of the civilian community and military retirees could be at risk if resources and strategic healthcare planning are not accomplished.  This study will provide data that indicates the level of preparedness and the growth in the healthcare system which must take place.  A real concern is the impact this population will have on the region's ability to provide access to health care, especially for veterans.  More than 42,000 veterans live in Cumberland County and the Fayetteville VA Medical Center reported regular enrollees of 44,200 in 2008.  This project will help local, state, and federal governments be better able to provide needed healthcare services to a growing population.