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National Veteran Health Equity Report 2021

(3 days ago) WebU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Office of Health Equity Data on disparities are presented by the sociodemographic characteristics of race/ethnicity, gender, age group, rurality of residence, socio-economic status, and …

https://www.va.gov/HEALTHEQUITY/docs/NVHER_2021_Report_508_Conformant.pdf

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Veteran Health …

(3 days ago) WebDespite evidence from the VA Million Veteran Program (MVP) and other studies that veteran women have higher rates of certain mental and physical health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967786/

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Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental …

(5 days ago) WebDISPARITIES IN DIAGNOSIS. A 2007 systematic review of racial and ethnic disparities in the VA health care system noted findings from several studies that black …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499489/

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Equity Assessment and Action Steps for Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WebTo better understand the root cause of this issue, VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) conducted an equity assessment of mental health-related compensation benefits …

https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/final_Equity-Assessment-and-Action-Steps-for-Mental-Health-Compensation-Benefits-.pdf

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Prevalence of and Interventions to Reduce Health …

(8 days ago) WebDepartment of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Service Evidence-based Synthesis Program Prevalence of and Interventions to Reduce Health …

https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/DisparitiesInterventions.pdf

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GAO-21-545SP, Veterans Growing Demand for Mental Health …

(3 days ago) WebVA shifted to. In the first 8 months of the pandemic, telehealth visits for mental health increased by over 200 percent and in February 2021, 77 percent of VA mental health …

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-21-545sp.pdf

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Addressing Disparities: Advancing Mental Health Care for All

(3 days ago) WebMental health disparities are significant and easily documented. In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses NIMH-funded research that aims to close the …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/messages/2020/addressing-disparities-advancing-mental-health-care-for-all-americans

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Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs …

(1 days ago) WebObjective: Racial disparities across various domains of health care are a long-standing public health issue that affect a variety of clinical services and health …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000783

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Racial and ethnic mental health disparities in U.S. Military Veterans

(1 days ago) WebRacial and ethnic mental health disparities in U.S. Military Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study Yale School of Medicine, 300 …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36905842/

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HEALTH DISPARITIES IN VETERANS WITH A MENTAL HEALTH …

(5 days ago) WebHunter, 2015: Health care utilization patterns among high-cost VA patients with mental health conditions 336: Mental health: 261515: Utilization: Inpatient (number, LOS …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK481375/

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Racial and ethnic variation in perceptions of VA mental health

(9 days ago) Webmental health treatment, to capture Veterans at the beginning of an episode of care, we excluded those Veterans who re-ceived antidepressants, antipsychotics or who had any …

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/articles/article-pdf/id48791.pdf

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VA Health Care: Opportunities Exist for VA to Better Identify and

(8 days ago) WebIn 2012, VA established the Office of Health Equity to identify and address health care outcome disparities and to develop an action plan to achieve health equity. …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-83

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Disparities in Wait Times for Care Among US Veterans by Race and

(8 days ago) WebThe study included 1 162 148 veterans (mean [SD] age, 63.4 [14.4] years; 80.8% men). Significant wait time disparities were evident for orthopedic services (eg, …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800706

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Health Disparities in Quality Indicators of Healthcare Among …

(2 days ago) WebIn order to guide future research and policy decisions for the VA, the VA Office of Heath Equity partnered with the Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) to conduct a …

https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp/health_disparities.cfm

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Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chair Calls for More Mental Health Care

(8 days ago) WebHe pointed to a December 2023 report from the VA that found the number of outpatient mental health encounters or treatment visits ballooned from 11.4 million in …

https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-chico-tester-mcdonough

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Study: Disparities in access to in-network behavioral health care

(Just Now) WebPatients went out-of-network 3.5 times more often to see a behavioral health clinician than a medical/surgical clinician in 2021, and up to 20 times more often for …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-18-study-disparities-access-network-behavioral-health-care-pervasive

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Office of Health Equity - Veterans Affairs

(Just Now) WebThe Office of Health Equity (OHE) shares data, tools, research, and other resources to help eliminate racial and ethnic disparities experienced by Veterans. OHE’s work is guided …

https://www.va.gov/HEALTHEQUITY/Race_Ethnicity.asp

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Veterans' should have easy access to health care. Sadly, they don't …

(Just Now) WebA three-week wait for mental health care was its best offer — unless I was on the brink of self-harm. I left, disillusioned, and never returned for behavioral health …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/veterans-difficulties-accessing-health-care/

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FY 2024 Healthy Start Awards MCHB

(6 days ago) WebGreat Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board is located in South Dakota, but will be providing services in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and North Dakota. Urban Strategies, L.L.C is …

https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/healthy-start/fy-2024-awards

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2024: Olivia Munyambu '24: Researching the mental health of …

(4 days ago) WebOlivia Munyambu '24 said she took a leap of faith when she decided to attend UMass Dartmouth. Her intuition has served her well. In addition to graduating as a …

https://www.umassd.edu/feature-stories/2024/olivia-munyambu.html

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Depression Complicating Diabetes Among Veterans

(3 days ago) WebHEALTH DISPARITIES. There are, over 1.4 million Veterans with diabetes receiving care through the VA. Of these Veterans, 15.6% are also diagnosed with …

https://www.va.gov/HEALTHEQUITY/Depression_Complicating_Diabetes_Among_Veterans.asp

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Diagnostic error in mental health: a review BMJ Quality & Safety

(2 days ago) WebDiagnostic errors are associated with patient harm and suboptimal outcomes. Despite national scientific efforts to advance definition, measurement and interventions …

https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/2024/04/14/bmjqs-2023-016996

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