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A geographic site designated by the DoD for strategic access and use to support U.S. security interests for the foreseeable future. The following types of sites are considered enduring for U.S. Government purposes: MOB; FOS; and ...
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The electronic or hard copy medical record system used by the DoD to capture all veterinary medical and dental health care documentation. The electronic system is the VSSM or its successor.
The movement of forces into and out of an operational area.
Health-related activities and measures that are undertaken to assess and minimize health risks associated with deployment. Activities encompass the regular collection, analysis, interpretation, recording, archiving, and distribution of ...
Injury or degradation of functional capability sustained by personnel, caused by disease and non-battle injury or by enemy action.
The electronic medical record system used by the DoD; specifically, the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application or its successor.
All illnesses and injuries not resulting from hostile action or terrorist activity or caused by conflict.
All activities related to preventing OEH-related illnesses for DoD personnel. OEH includes, but is not limited to, IH, ergonomics, OEM, epidemiology, hearing conservation, radiation protection, OEH surveillance in military operations, ...
A program conducted under specific circumstances by veterinary or public health personnel to assess food operations to identify and mitigate risk from intentional and unintentional contamination. Circumstances under which an assessment ...
Overarching term that includes both food safety and food defense.
A combination of policies, procedures, and practices that when collectively employed in an operational environment reduces the traumatic injury and disease risks posed by feral animals (free-roaming animals, usually a domestic species with no ...
An overarching term encompassing more descriptive terms (such as area of responsibility and joint operations area) for geographic areas in which military operations are conducted.
An event that may represent an inherent, significant threat to public health and military operations. These events have the potential to affect large numbers of people, to be widely transmitted within a population, to have severe or life ...
The single point of contact at an installation or within a geographic area who oversees sexual assault awareness, prevention, and response training; coordinates medical treatment, including emergency care, for victims of sexual assault; and ...
The section of a medical treatment facility that treats patients with acute conditions without an appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance. EDs can be found in hospitals or clinics within the DCS.
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