The Public Health Matters newsletters address issues relevant to Veterans and clinicians who serve them. Below are links to our most recent newsletters.

Winter 2012 - Issue 8 (1.7 MB, PDF)

• Addresses the state of Hepatitis C care in the VA
• Promotes our training program, Brief Interventions for Hazardous Drinking in Patients with Hepatitis C

May 2011 - Issue 7 (1.5 MB, PDF)

• Explores the integration of smoking cessation into clinical care for Veterans with post-tramatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Profiles development of the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Influenza Surveillance System (HAIISS) and its utility

June 2010 - Issue 6 (683 KB, PDF)

• Dedicated to the subject of HIV/AIDS in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
• Profiles HIV care across the VHA and lessons learned by one VA medical center implementing routine HIV screening

October 2009 - Issue 5 (760 KB, PDF)

• Preventing seasonal flu and improving vaccination rates for Veterans and healthcare workers
• Promoting HIV testing and new verbal consent policies for HIV testing

March 2009 - Issue 4 (1.28 MB, PDF)

• Addressing behavioral factors to improve liver health
• Addressing public health needs for homeless Veterans

October 2008 - Issue 3 (587 KB, PDF)

• Smoking among individuals with a mental illness: Prevalence, impact and interventions
• Best practices for building successful influenza prevention programs

March 2008 - Issue 2 (1.07 MB, PDF)

• Managing HIV infection in the era of viral control
• Promoting women's health through gender specific smoking cessation services

September 2007 - Issue 1 (581 KB, PDF)

• Hepatitis C Care in the Veterans Health Administration
• Using rapid oral HIV testing to eliminate barriers to HIV testing