VA has developed newsletters, reports, and other materials for Veterans, the public and health care providers on the following topics:
Health Registry Evaluation
The Environmental Health Registry Programs for Veterans brochure (495 KB, PDF) provides an overview of five VA health registry programs that track the health of Veterans exposed to environmental hazards during military service: Ionizing Radiation, Agent Orange, Gulf War, Depleted Uranium, and Toxic Embedded Fragments.
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Agent Orange
Read newsletters, fact sheets, reports, and more on Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam conflict.
- Newsletter: Agent Orange Review July 2010 (259 KB, PDF)
VA Extends Agent Orange Benefits to More Veterans; Message to Veterans from Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric "Ric" Shinseki; "Blue Water" Update - Supreme Court Decision and New IOM Review...
View all Agent Orange materials.
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Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Read newsletters, fact sheets, reports, and more on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.
- Newsletter: Gulf War Review July 2010 (443 KB, PDF)
Secretary Shinseki Marks 20th Anniversary of Gulf War with Renewed Pledge to Improve Care and Services to Gulf War Veterans, VA Seeks to Cover New Illnesses for Gulf War Veterans...
View all Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses materials.
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Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Hazardous Exposures
Read newsletters and clinical guides on hazardous exposures during Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).
- Newsletter: OEF/OIF Review December 2010 (355 KB, PDF)
VA to Cover New Illnesses for OEF/OIF and Gulf War Veterans, New Research will Increase Understanding of OEF/OIF Veteran Health...
View all OEF/OIF hazardous exposures materials.
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Radiation
Read newsletters and a clinical education guide on radiation, related VA benefits, and more.
View all radiation materials.
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Cold Injuries
Read a clinical education guide on cold injuries.
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Project 112/Project SHAD
Read fact sheets and a clinical education guide on Project 112/Project SHAD.
View all Project 112/Project SHAD materials.
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Depleted Uranium
Read fact sheets on depleted uranium, its health effects, and the Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program.
View all depleted uranium materials.
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Malaria
Malaria: Pocket Guide for Clinicians (430 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
This guide will assist VA primary care providers and other health care professionals who need basic background information on the health effects of malaria. The card includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of malaria.
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – Concussion: Pocket Guide for Clinicians (425 KB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
This guide will assist VA primary care providers and other health care professionals who need basic background information on the health effects of mild traumatic brain injury. The card includes information on mild TBI symptoms and diagnosis, as well as guidance to primary care providers seeing patients who may have long-term health effects associated with mild TBI.
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