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January 8, 2018

Information from Focus Groups Can Change the Way VA Delivers Health Care to Women Veterans

As Hurricane Harvey was coming up the Gulf Coast and threatening the 2017 National Women Veterans Summit, 20 women Veterans gathered in small groups to discuss their experiences with transition from military to civilian life and their knowledge and perceptions of VA benefits, particularly health care. From their stories, we learned that many were unaware of […]

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December 6, 2017

Women Veterans, Depression and Heart Disease

Are you a female Veteran who’s anxious or depressed? Then chances are you may be at a higher risk for heart disease. Not exactly an uplifting thought, but it’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University School of Medicine. The study appears in the Journal of […]

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December 5, 2017

98-Year-Old Veteran Shares Her Experiences As One of the First WACs During World War II

During National Veterans and Military Families Month, we honor the contributions by the men and women who’ve served our country. One of those veterans is World War II Veteran Catherine Polli, from Auburn, California. Polli goes by ‘Kay’, and was one of the first 500 women to join the Women’s Army Corps in the early […]

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November 6, 2017

The Few, The Proud: Women Marines Define Themselves

It’s never been easy to be a woman in the Marine Corps, which is the most physically demanding branch of the military and the one with the smallest percentage of female service members: 7.6 percent. Disturbing revelations in March made it even tougher: Male members of the 30,000-strong Marines United Facebook group had been soliciting […]

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August 24, 2017

How Much Do You Know About VA Women Veterans Health Care?

Women are the fastest growing group within the Veteran population. For example, the Charleston VAMC women’s health program serves more than 9,000 female Veterans. Learn more about the changing face of women Veterans and what VA is doing to meet their health care needs. Here’s a helpful website with answers to your Frequently Asked Questions. […]