Toward a VA Women's Health Research Agenda: setting evidence-based priorities to improve the health and health care of women veterans.
The expansion of women in the military is reshaping the veteran population, with women now constituting the fastest growing segment of eligible VA health care users. In recognition of the changing demographics and special health care needs of women, the VA Office of Research & Development recently sponsored the first national VA Women's Health Research Agenda-setting conference to map research priorities to the needs of women veterans and position VA as a national leader in Women's Health Research. This paper summarizes the process and outcomes of this effort, outlining VA's research priorities for biomedical, clinical, rehabilitation, and health services research.
Yano
Elizabeth M
EM
HSR&D Center of Excellence, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda, CA 91343, USA. elizabeth.yano@va.gov
Bastian
Lori A
LA
Frayne
Susan M
SM
Howell
Alexandra L
AL
Lipson
Linda R
LR
McGlynn
Geraldine
G
Schnurr
Paula P
PP
Seaver
Margaret R
MR
Spungen
Ann M
AM
Fihn
Stephan D
SD
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D016387:Women's Health