The Unique Health and Rehabilitation Needs of Those Who Serve or Have Served

Military personnel serving in the Canadian Forces have a health care system that is attuned to their needs; in fact, this sytem offers a quality and consistency of care that is second-to-none. However, military families and Canada's veterans must rely on the publicly funded health care systems, which are managed differently in each province and which may not recognize their particular health issues and concerns. Indeed, the change in care from the Canadian Forces Health Services to the civilian system often is one of the …