Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Dr. Patricia Hastings, Chief Consultant for Health Outcomes Military Exposures, highlights the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0, why it was redesigned, how the redesign impacts Veterans, as well as how the redesign benefits Veterans who may have been exposed.  <br /><b></b><br /><b>RESOURCES</b><br />VET-HOME portal <a href="https://vethome.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://vethome.va.gov/</a><br /><br />About VET-HOME: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Military Environmental Exposures: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp</a><br /><br />VA Disability Benefits: <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/disability/</a> About PACT Act: <a href="https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/</a><br /><br />War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: <a href="https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/</a><br /><br />WRIISC SharePoint: <a href="https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc</a>

Veterans’ Health Matters

Veterans Health Administration

Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0

SEP 30, 202418 MIN
Veterans’ Health Matters

Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0

SEP 30, 202418 MIN

Description

Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Dr. Patricia Hastings, Chief Consultant for Health Outcomes Military Exposures, highlights the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0, why it was redesigned, how the redesign impacts Veterans, as well as how the redesign benefits Veterans who may have been exposed.  <br /><b></b><br /><b>RESOURCES</b><br />VET-HOME portal <a href="https://vethome.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://vethome.va.gov/</a><br /><br />About VET-HOME: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Military Environmental Exposures: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp</a><br /><br />VA Disability Benefits: <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/disability/</a> About PACT Act: <a href="https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/</a><br /><br />War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: <a href="https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/</a><br /><br />WRIISC SharePoint: <a href="https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc</a>