Military Health System
Military Health System
The Military Health System (MHS) is a network of medical facilities and healthcare providers that are responsible for the care of active duty military personnel, military retirees, and their dependents. The MHS is a complex system that integrates the delivery of healthcare services, medical education, public health, and medical research.
Pronunciation
Military Health System: /ˈmɪlɪtɛri hɛlθ ˈsɪstəm/
Etymology
The term "Military Health System" is derived from its function. "Military" refers to its primary responsibility of providing healthcare to military personnel, "Health" signifies its role in maintaining and improving the health of its beneficiaries, and "System" indicates that it is a network of interconnected components working together to achieve a common goal.
Related Terms
- Active duty: Refers to full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. This includes members of the Reserve Components serving on active duty or full-time training duty.
- Military retiree: A former member of the armed forces who is entitled to receive retirement benefits from the military.
- Dependent: A person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.
- Public health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.
- Medical research: The scientific study of health and disease in humans.
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