VA developed the following materials for Veterans, the public and health care providers about possible long-term health problems from military service during Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom:
Newsletters – Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom Review
VA's Environmental Agents Service publishes the Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Review newsletters, providing information about possible long-term health problems from military service during OEF/OIF.
Subscribe to the OEF/OIF Review newsletter.
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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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VA's Environmental Agents Service developed these posters to help inform Veterans about VA benefits and services. Posters are not copyrighted and may be printed on 8.5" x 11" paper using a standard office printer.
OEF/OIF – Soldiers (1.9 MB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
OEF/OIF – Crew (2.1 MB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
OEF/OIF – Desert (1.7 MB, PDF)
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"
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Handbook - Gulf War (Including Operation Iraqi Freedom) Health Registry Program
The VHA Handbook 1303.02 Gulf War (Including Operation Iraqi Freedom) Registry (GWR) Program (230 KB, PDF) outlines procedures for the program, which includes Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.
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Pocket Guides for Clinicians
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.
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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Clinical Education Guides – Veterans Health Initiative
The following independent study guides were developed to provide a background for VA health care providers on the unique health issues and concerns of Veterans of the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom:
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