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Addressing unique health issues of the increasing numbers of women veterans
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsAdvocacy for health and health education
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Public health administration or related administration
Social and behavioral sciences
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Describe recent development of VA policy toward care of female veterans and its components
Discuss evidence from the VA Survey of Healthcare Experience of Patients regarding impact of new policies on diminishing the disparity between female and male veterans
Keyword(s): Women's Health, Veterans' Health
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Deputy Chief Consultant of Women's Health Services in VA Central Office, and also PI on the VA Health Services Research and Development funded Women Veterans Cohort Study. Research interests include women’s health, women veteran’s health, and women’s health education. I’ve published several articles related to women veteran’s health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.