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Provision of prevention, outreach, screening, triage, psychological first aid, education, and referral services to individuals and groups who have had or may have had exposure to an all-hazards incident.
Source of Definition:
Full-time DoD-subsidized (military sponsored) health or health-related education or training in a military or civilian facility for 26 weeks or more, including education or training received in preparation for commissioning as an Health ...
A biological warfare agent that is validated as a threat to DoD personnel by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the Commanders of the Unified and Specified Commands; the Chiefs of the Military Services; and the ...
A geographic area in the proximity of a nation or nations considered to pose a potential biological threat to DoD personnel by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in consultation with the Commanders in Chief of the Unified Commands and ...
The capacity to resist the effects of exposure to a specific biological agent or toxin.
The process of rendering an individual immune. Immunization refers to "the administration of a vaccine to stimulate the immune system to produce an immune response (active immunization)." That process may require weeks to months and ...
Related Glossary Terms:
A biological materiel planned to be deployed to produce casualties in humans.
The DoD active and Reserve force approved by the Secretary of Defense in the Future Years Defense Program.
The administration of a vaccine to an individual for inducing immunity.
A preparation that contains one or more components of a biological agent or toxin, and induces an immune response against that agent when administered to an individual.
A microorganism or biological toxin intended to cause disease, injury, or death in humans.
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