Research and health surveillance in support of Veterans' health

The Environmental Epidemiology Service (EES) is a research division of the Office of Public Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Findings from EES research studies help health professionals and policymakers, including VA and Congress, improve health care practices and policies for Veterans. EES staff have published many scientific articles describing research findings.

Our activities include:

• Conducting epidemiologic research and health surveillance addressing Veterans, primarily those who have served in combat deployments or who use VA medical facilities.
• Creating and maintaining unique databases to support research on Veterans’ health issues and promoting their use in collaboration with other interested researchers.

Researchers are collecting VA data on traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans that will allow for comparisons of screening, diagnostic methods, and treatment outcomes, with the goal of improving outcomes for Veterans who have experienced this injury.