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"Since its inception, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been involved in protecting the health of U.S. military personnel and veterans. In fact, CDC was established to address concerns about malaria among our troops during World War II. In more recent years, CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) has taken the lead in addressing the health concerns of veterans of the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, and NCEH is working with the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to protect the health of our future military forces. NCEH's ongoing and completed activities in these areas are described below." ; Vietnam studies-- Gulf War studies -- Force health protection ; Acrobat .pdf file (699 KB, 14 p.) ; Originally created 5/25/2005, last updated 9/15/2010. ; At head of title: CDC. ; Includes bibliographical references.

This report covers a multitude of health issues veterans face and the actions the U.S. government takes to protect the health of veterans.

Cover Page: National Veteran Health Equity Report− FY2013 -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Supplemental Materials -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Background -- Chapter 2: Office of Health Equity: Background and Role in VHA Disparities Reduction -- Office of Health Equity -- Chapter 3: Health and Healthcare for Veteransin VHA by Race/Ethnicity -- Section I: Significance & Background -- Section II: Sociodemographics -- Section III: Utilization -- Section IV: Conditions -- Section V: Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Health and Healthcare for Women Veterans in VHA -- Section I: Significance & Background -- Section II: Sociodemographics -- Section III: Utilization -- Section IV: Conditions -- Section V: Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Health and Healthcare for Older Veterans in VHA -- Section I: Significance & Background -- Section II: Sociodemographics -- Section III: Utilization -- Section IV: Conditions -- Section V: Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Health and Healthcare for Veterans in VHA in Rural Areas -- Section I: Significance & Background -- Section II: Sociodemographics -- Section III: Utilization -- Section IV: Conditions -- Section V: Conclusions -- Chapter 7: Health and Healthcare Disparities Among Veterans with Serious Mental Illness -- Section I: Significance & Background -- Section II: Sociodemographics -- Section III: Utilization -- Section IV: Conditions -- Section V: Conclusions -- Chapter 8: National Veteran Health Equity Report Highlights -- Highlighted Findings -- Implications for Policy, Practice, Evaluation and Research -- Next Steps -- Technical Appendix -- Suggested Citation -- Abbreviations -- Publication Team -- Report Team -- Disclaimer.

Women in the U.S. military are technically barred from serving in combat specialties, positions, or units; however, since Operation Desert Storm, women have served in forward positions in greater numbers. This increased involvement in combat zones has resulted in exposures to trauma, injury, and a myriad of environmental hazards associated with modern war. Some of these hazards present new health risks specifically relevant to women who have been deployed to or recently returned from Iraq or Afghanistan or both. To address this evolving public health concern, the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) convened a 1-day interdisciplinary scientific conference, with speakers and attendees from civilian, military, and veteran settings. The purpose of the conference was to reveal the state-of-the-science on the health of the female veteran and to focus attention on recent advances in biomedical research related to female veterans' health. The following topics were discussed: mental health (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] and depression), urogenital health, musculoskeletal health, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

"This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report--which was mandated by section 104 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161)--examines prospective demands on VA's health care system and the potential budgetary implications of meeting veterans' health care needs over the 2011-2020 period. CBO projects the potential costs to treat all veterans enrolled in VA's health care system and also, separately, projects the potential costs to treat veterans returning from the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and related activities."--Preface ; "Pub. no. 4045." ; Shipping list no.: 2011-0066-P. ; "A CBO report." ; "October 2010." ; "The report was prepared by Heidi Golding of CBO's National Security Division"--Pref. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; The health care program of the Department of Veterans Affairs -- Potential costs of providing health care to all enrolled veterans -- Potential costs of providing health care to veterans of overseas contingency operations. ; "This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report--which was mandated by section 104 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161)--examines prospective demands on VA's health care system and the potential budgetary implications of meeting veterans' health care needs over the 2011-2020 period. CBO projects the potential costs to treat all veterans enrolled in VA's health care system and also, separately, projects the potential costs to treat veterans returning from the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and related activities."--Preface ; Mode of access: Internet.

The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2017.1403739 ; The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) need to bridge a gap in their understanding of service members' health outcomes and the issues involved in treatment, such as cost. In addition, clinicians and policy analysts must overcome existing knowledge barriers. Clinicians need to be aware of policy changes that will affect their patient load in numbers and in treatment needs. Policy analysts need to be aware of issues relevant to clinical treatment, such as quality and timeliness of care. Given the need for services and support to military personnel and families, and the fact that the fastest growing expenses in defense are health care costs, a multi-disciplinary line of research will help lawmakers understand the most efficient and effective resource use across the health care services.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides health care for U.S. military veterans. By the early 1990s, the VHA had a reputation for delivering limited, poor-quality care, which led to health care reforms. By 2000, the VHA had substantially improved in terms of numerous indicators of process quality, and some evidence shows that its overall performance now exceeds that of the rest of U.S. health care. Recently, however, the VHA has started to become a victim of its own success, with increased demands on the system raising concerns from some that access is becoming overly restricted and from others that its annual budget appropriations are becoming excessive. Nonetheless, the apparent turnaround in the VHA's performance offers encouragement that health care that is both financed and provided by the public sector can be an effective organizational form.

This article introduces changes occurring in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with respect to the delivery of acupuncture. The VHA has published a new occupation code and job qualification standard allowing licensed acupuncturists to practice at the VHA medical centers. This policy shift comes at a time of great need for complementary and integrative health (CIH) options for veterans as identified by the advancing research, policies, and legislation that support CIH. The VHA initiatives include fostering an understanding of the distinct profession of licensed acupuncturists, developing an appreciation of the emerging evidence for acupuncture, and creating the cultural shift to support a wider view of CIH services. Historically, acupuncture was provided in the VHA mostly by physician–acupuncturists and chiropractic acupuncturists. The publication of a qualification standard for licensed acupuncturists allows the VHA to increase its provider base and create cost savings for the delivery of acupuncture. This move requires overcoming barriers to the integration of licensed acupuncturists into the VHA system. The goal is to increase the utilization of acupuncture among veterans.

The Commonwealth of Virginia is home to an estimated 748,3451 military veterans, ranging in age from centenarian, preWorld War II veterans, to teenage veterans recently returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). These veterans are faced with wideranging and complex health needs, which are further complicated if they live in rural regions of the Commonwealth. Research and study undertaken by the Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA) and the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP) identify major veteran health care issues such as the inclusiveness and accessibility of health care, coordination of health care services, the availability of health care services in a veterans community, and the cultural competency of health care providers serving veterans. A primary challenge facing Virginias program and policy leaders is how to leverage state, federal, and local resources to meet the health care needs of all Virginia veterans.

In December 2017, Congress repealed the individual insurance mandate penalty. Given the poor health status of veterans, their higher demands for health insurance, and the substantial number of uninsured veterans, the repeal of the individual mandate should have a significant impact on the veterans. This article investigates how the repeal of the individual mandate effective in January 2019 is likely to affect the number of uninsured veterans and their enrollments in Veterans Affairs (VA) insurance. By analyzing 52,692 nonelderly veterans in Florida and California from 2008 to 2017, the findings suggest that the repeal will lead to a considerable increase in the number of uninsured veterans. Veterans who are unemployed, poor, and suffering disabilities are more likely to sign up for the VA insurance than better-off veterans. Thus, one of the important functions of veteran health care is to serve as a social safety net for vulnerable veterans. Thus, the Veterans Health Administration should establish a policy to minimize the expected negative repercussions of the repeal.

A compilation of research presented at the 1st annual Military and Veteran Health Research Forum, sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research, and hosted by Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, Nov. 2010--Introduction