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Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, VHA, VA

Mission statement:

The Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards focuses on improving the health of veterans through professionally developed policies relating to surveillance, prevention and treatment, energetic outreach, and special attention to unique healthcare needs of special populations, including women veterans, veterans with AIDS, Hepatitis C, and veterans exposed to environmental hazards. Our missions and products are carried out from three Strategic Health Care Groups (SHGs) and two programs, under the leadership of Lawrence R. Deyton, MSPH, MD, Chief Officer.

Contact Information:

Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, VHA, VA
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20420

Internet address: http://www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov/

Phone number(s):

(202) 273-8575
(800) 749-8387 Telephone Gulf War/Agent Orange Helpline

Related topics:

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• AGENT ORANGE
• COMBAT RELATED STRESS
• ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
• EPIDEMIOLOGY
• MILITARY
• OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
• PERSIAN GULF WAR ILLNESSES
• VETERANS

NWHIC record number O-4488