Vietnam Vet Presentation 2010

8/9/2019 Vietnam Vet Presentation 2010

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WomenVeterans

LisaKirkBrown,DrPH

PinktoCamouflage

June11,2010


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ThankYou

JimPace Thosewhohaveserved Thosewhohavegiventheirlives Thosestillinharmsway Mentorsandprofessors


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Overview

PinktoCamouflage WomenVeteranStatistics WomenVeteranIssues

HistoryOccupationalandEnvironmentalExposuresMillenniumCohortStudy

PinktoCamouflageRequest Resources Textquestionscanto:(360)2235296


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Pink


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ToCamouflage


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OperationJumpstart

2007

SFOR11

2002


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WomenVeteranStatistics

(sourceVetPop07asofSep2009)

TotalVeteranpopulation(US&PuertoRico)Approximately23million

WomenVeteransApproximately1,824,198Stateswiththelargestnumberofwomen

VeteranswereCalifornia,Texas,Florida,Virginia

andGeorgia

Washington=55,060


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WomenVeteransHistory

Ancients DeborahtheWarrior ClaraBarton WWI,WWII Vietnam

Over6000medical 500WACs 600USAF,Other

Korea Wives/WomenPartners


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CombatRestrictionsLifted


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MovingOn

2004

2006

2008


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WomenVeterans

STRONGandHealthy Removedfromfamilysupport Transitionoften Serveinamaledominatedcommunity(85%

male)

Willingtogivetheirlivesfortheircountry Atriskforstressrelatedandchronicillnesses Impactedbyseparationfromtheirchildrenand

spouses


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ImpactsofMilitaryService

PositiveWellEducatedProfessionalConcernforHealthCommunityFocusedServiceOrientedCommittedtoCauseDevotedtoFamilyResourcefulAthletic

NegativeAdverseEventsStress(PTSD)DivorceChronicIllnessMusculoskeletal

Illness&Injury

ChildcareconcernsNegativeSelfImage(physical&mental)

Reproductiveeffects


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WomenVeteransIssues

(sourceVA2008)

WomenVeteransHealthcare MentalHealth HomelessPrograms107,000(3%Women) Employment OEF/OIFInitiativesforReturningService

Members DefenseDepartmentAdvisoryCommitteeon

WomenintheServices(DACOWITS)


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WomenVeteransIssues

(sourcePink2Camo.blogspot.com) Nutrition,EatingDisordersandWeightLoss Spousesroleinreintegration(PTSD)

95%arefemale* Liveinall50States(5,900militaryinstallations)* 37%havechildren* Between54and63%areemployed*

Families

ChildCare SpouseEmployment TeenDruguseandpregnancy ArmyDivorcesdoubledfrom2001to2004 30%ofspousesbelievedeploymentharmsmarriage

*source:MilitaryFamilyResourceCenter


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WomenVeteransIssues

(sourcePink2Camo.blogspot.com)

EffectsfromTransitionsMaleDominatedField

FrequentMoves AlcoholAbuse

Notstudied Isolation

Lackoffamilyandfriendsupportsystems SocialNetworkEffectsonHealth

Notstudied*source:MilitaryFamilyResourceCenter


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WomenVeteransIssues

(sourcePink2Camo.blogspot.com)

ChronicIllnessesNotstudied

PhysicalExertionNotstudied

MusculoskeletalInjuriesNotstudied

ReproductiveHealthNotstudiedbutnewdirectoratVAPublicHealth

*source:MilitaryFamilyResourceCenter


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InGeneralHealthisImpacted

by OccupationalExposures EnvironmentalExposures Genetics LifeChoices


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Inhalation

(Air)

Dermal

Absorption(Dust)

Ingestion

(Food/Water)


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OccupationalExposures

MilitaryOccupation(8hourseachday) Noise Radiation Chemicals Dioxin Fuels AgentOrange Vaccinations

Noise Stress IEDs Other


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EnvironmentalExposures

LocationDrivenClimate

ChemicalsRadiationBiologicalExplosiveNoiseAirQuality


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WorldWarIIHealthEffects

(sourceVA2010) December7,1941December31,1946

TotalwhoservedinallArmedForces:16,112,566

UniqueHealthRisksColdInjuryChemicalWarfareAgentExperimentsExposuretoNuclearWeapons(IncludingTestingorCleanup)

DiseasesofAging BattleDeaths:291,557 Wounded::671,846 MedalsofHonor:433


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KoreaHealthEffects

(sourceVA2010) June25,1950July27,1953

TotalwhoservedinallArmedForces:5,720,000

UniqueHealthRisksColdInjuryChemicalWarfareAgentExperimentsExposuretoNuclearWeapons(IncludingTestingorCleanup)

BattleDeaths:33,741

OtherDeaths(InTheatre):2,833 Wounded:103,284 MedalsofHonor:131


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DesertStormHealthEffects

(sourceVA2010) August1990June1991

TotalwhoservedinallArmedForces:697,000

UniqueHealthRisksGulfWarIllness(25%experiencedillness)BurnPitsHazardousMaterialsBattleDeaths:148

OtherDeaths(InTheatre):145

Wounded:467

IncludedWomen


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GlobalWaronTerror(sourcehttp://ptsdcombat.blogspot.com ,2007)

September11,2001Present TotalwhoservedinallArmedForces:1.6Million

PortionofU.S.populationinWWII:12%

PortionofU.S.populationinVietnamWar:2% PortionofU.S.populationinOEF/OIF:0.5%

UniqueHealthRisksPTSDTraumaticBrainInjuryandLostLimbs

BattleDeaths:3,868

OtherDeaths(InTheatre):1,056

Wounded:33,856

MedalsofHonor:2


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OIF/OEFCasualties


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OIF/OEFHealthEffects(sourceVA2010)

Reintegration CrisisorThoughtsofSuicide Alcohol,Drugs,andSmoking PTSDandDepression MilitarySexualTrauma(MST) ConcussionandInjury OtherMentalDisorders SupportforFamilies TheWarRelatedIllnessandInjuryStudyCenter(WRIISC)


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MillenniumCohortStudy

www.millenniumcohort.org Largestprospectivehealthprojectinmilitary

history Designedtoevaluatethelongtermhealth

effectsofmilitaryserviceincluding

deployments

FundedbyDOD Almost150,000participants


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SelectedResults(sourcewww.millenniumcohort.org)

Higherriskofnewonsetdiabetesmellitus,2010

Exposuretocombatincreasesriskofnewonsetdepression,2010

DeploymenttoIraqandAfghanistanelevatedriskforselfreportedrespiratorysymptoms,

2009 Deployerswithmultiplecombatexposuresat

higherriskfornewlyreportedhypertension,2009


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Deployedwomenwithcombatexposuresathigherriskfordevelopingeatingproblemsandweightlosspostdeployment,2009

Increaseinsmokinginitiationandrecidivismamongdeployers,2008

ReserveandNationalGuardpersonnelandyoungerservicemembersdeployedatincreaseriskofnewonsetheavyweeklydrinking,bingedrinking,andotheralcoholrelatedproblems,2008


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SpecificcombatexposuressignificantlyaffectonsetofPTSDsymptomspostdeployment,2008

Functionalhealthofservicememberscomparesfavorablyatbaselinewithothercivilianandmilitarypopulations,2007

Dataonwomensoccupationscanbecorrelatedwithexposuresofconcern,2006

Strongvalidityofselfreportedvaccination,2006 Strongermentalhealthcharacteristicsin

servicememberssoonafter9/11attacks,2001


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NextSteps

Collectissuesatgrassrootslevel Promotemedicalresearchonveteranspecific

concernsandissues Lobbyforadditionalresearchandcarefunds Supportforwomenveterans

ComprehensiveManualRetreatCenterChildCareandSupportforFamilies


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WhatisPink2Camo?

Serveswomenveteransinhealthytransitions Improvesandpromotesthehealth ofwomenveteranandfemalemilitary

spouses


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How?

MedicalResearch ServicesandResources SupportfromCongress Literature Networking PolicyChanges Blogtoanswerquestions


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Conversation

Pink2camo.blogspot.com


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Text,EmailorBlog

Spreadthewordwearegatheringhealthconcernsandissues

Textto(360)2235296 [email protected]

Blogatwww.pink2camo.blogspot.com


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Summary

FemaleHealthEffectsfrombothPositiveandNegativeImpactsofMilitaryServicemaybedifferentthanhealtheffectstomales

ResearchcurrentlyfocusedonmaleissuesIncreasedawarenessonfemalesbutNEEDMORE!

Pink2Camoissolicitingyourfeedbackonhealthimpactsandconcerns

Postyourconcernsonpink2camo.blogspot.comHelptoformulatethemessagewesendtoour

leaders


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ReferencesandResources

VeteranStatistics(www.va.gov) VeteranIssues(www.va.gov) PTSDBlog(ptsdcombat.blogspot.com) WomenVeteranIssues(pink2camo.blogspot.com)

MillenniumCohortStudy(www.milleniumcohort.org/index.php)


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OtherResources

MilSpouse.com MilitaryHOMEFRONT(DODFamilyProgram)

www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil

CampusCrusadeMilitaryMinistries http://www.ccci.org/ministriesandlocations/ministries/

militaryministry/index.htm

ResourcesandRapidResponseLine(800)4446006 Disability.gov(www.disability.gov/health/specific_populations/

veterans_&_military)


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Reminder

www.pink2camo.blogspot.com


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ThankYou

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