Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Danny McClung, Heath Physicist and Radiological Consultant for VA’s Post Deployment Health Services (PHDS), discuss radiation exposure incidents, the health implications of radiation exposure, as well as exposure-informed care and the resources available to Veterans.  <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 />VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 Ionizing Radiation Registry: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp</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 Radiation: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/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><br /><br />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

Radiation Exposure Incidents, Health Risks and Exposure-Informed Care

OCT 2, 202418 MIN
Veterans’ Health Matters

Radiation Exposure Incidents, Health Risks and Exposure-Informed Care

OCT 2, 202418 MIN

Description

Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Danny McClung, Heath Physicist and Radiological Consultant for VA’s Post Deployment Health Services (PHDS), discuss radiation exposure incidents, the health implications of radiation exposure, as well as exposure-informed care and the resources available to Veterans.  <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 />VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 Ionizing Radiation Registry: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp</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 Radiation: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/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><br /><br />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>