Health Outcomes Military Exposures and Biographies
As part of VA's Office of Patient Care Services, Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) (formerly Post Deployment Health Services) administers programs related to military environmental exposures, including those associated with overseas deployments, garrison locations, and occupational duties.
HOME’s mission is to serve Veterans and their families as the leader and authority on health outcomes of military exposures through science, policy, education, communication, and clinical consultations. The following divisions and programs fall under HOME and support the provision of exposure-informed care as a VA-delivered core service.
Programs
HOME consists of the following divisions:
- Business Operations
- Policy
- Operations
- Veterans Exposure Team - HOME (VET-HOME)
- Epidemiology Program
- Surveillance Military Environmental Exposures (SMEE)
In addition, the programs listed below are a part of HOME:
- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC)
- Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence (AHBPCE)
- Women’s Operational Military Exposure Network (WOMEN)
- Complex Exposure Threats Center (CETC)
- Exposure Related Care Transformation (EXPRT)
- Metal Exposures – Depleted Uranium (MEDU)
Biographies of Senior Officials
Patricia R. Hastings, DO, MPH, FACEP, RN – Chief Consultant, Health Outcomes Military Exposures
- Michele Soltis,MD, MPH, FACPM - Deputy Chief Consultant
- Tim Bergeron - Senior Consultant and Chief of Staff
- Eric Shuping, MD, MPH, FAAFP – Director of Operations
- Shanna R. Smith-Jackson, DrPH, MPH, CPH - Deputy Director of Policy
- Aaron Schneiderman, PhD, MPH, RN – Director, Epidemiology Program
- William J. Culpepper II, PhD, MA - Deputy Director, Epidemiology Program
- Erin Dursa, PhD, MPH - Director of Surveillance Military Environmental Exposures
