We are committed to strategies that focus on preventing illness and promoting Veterans' quality of life.
Mission
The mission of the Public Health Strategic Health Care Group (PHSHG) is to improve the health of Veterans by providing clinical and policy expertise and leadership for the Veterans Health Administration community by promoting sound public health policy and practices. This includes HIV, HCV, smoking and tobacco use, influenza, health-care associated infections, and other emerging public health issues.
Our mission is accomplished through a variety of efforts, including: education and outreach, policy development, clinical demonstration projects, quality improvement initiatives, population based surveillance, performance measurement, clinical practice guidelines, and research.
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Whom We Serve
The VA health care system is the largest integrated health care system in the nation. In 2010, VA served approximately 6.0 million individuals from a Veteran population of over 22 million Veterans. There were over 679,000 inpatient admissions, and outpatient clinics registered over 76 million visits. VA is the largest single provider of HIV care and hepatitis C care in the United States. In 2010, over 24,000 Veterans received care for HIV disease in VA and over 165,000 Veterans who used VA health care services had laboratory tests confirming chronic hepatitis C.
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Programs
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Staff
Our mission and programs are carried out under the leadership of Janet Durfee, R.N., M.S.N., A.P.R.N., Acting Chief Consultant.
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