Public Health
Provider Resources: Military Environmental Exposures & Veteran Care
Overview
Health care professionals treating Veterans can access clinical guidelines, education programs, and exposure-related resources to support diagnosis, treatment, and communication. These tools are designed to help health care professionals manage deployment-related conditions and environmental exposures effectively.
- Exposure Information & Health Impacts
- Evidence-Based Guidelines
- Research
- Education and Training for health care professionals
- Available Clinical Care for Veterans
- Veteran Resources
Exposure Information & Health Impacts
Use these resources to understand military environmental exposures and related conditions.
- Exposure Topics A-Z
- Exposures by Wars and Operations
- Exposure Categories
- Exposure Related Health Concerns
- Common Topics are outlined below, along with helpful links, including resources on presumptive conditions for eligible Veterans
- Air Hazards
- Agent Orange
- Gulf War Illness
- Camp Lejeune
- Radiation
- Red Hill
- Other military exposures (noise, jet fuels, solvents, PFAS/ AFFF, and more)
Evidence-Based Guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines are used in health care to improve patient care and reduce inappropriate variations in care. They are evidence-base, include patient input, and use clear criteria for validity. Each guideline reflects the best available evidence at publication and notes the level of supporting evidence. CPGs are available on a variety of topics including, but not limited to:
- Asthma
- Pulmonary Disease
- Management of Chronic Multi-symptom Illness
Research
For Veterans who are interested in participating in research projects at the VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Center.
From HOME Epidemiology program. Publications are listed by title chronologically within each topic.
VA conducts or sponsors epidemiology research studies on Veterans’ illnesses related to military exposures.
View toxic exposure research and toxic exposure related data collection efforts that are being carried out by various Federal Government agencies, institutions, and organizations.
Education and Training for Health Care Professionals
VA’s Exposure-Informed Care Initiative offers a dedicated landing page for health care professionals with tools and education to enhance Veteran care. Explore resources organized by time commitment—5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes—including the Military Environmental Exposures- Pocket Card for Healthcare Professionals and the Deployment Related Respiratory Disease Toolkit for Providers, and more.
- Level 1 and Level 2 Military Environmental Exposures Certifications
Developed in partnership with the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), health care professionals can earn Level 1 (introductory) and Level 2 (advanced) certifications in Military Environmental Exposures. - Healthcare Professional Education
Comprehensive curriculum developed to help health care professionals understand Veterans’ unique health concerns related to military and deployment exposures. Access best practice training on key exposure topics and clinical deployment health issues. - Exposure Ed App
A VA- developed tool that helps providers access information on military-related exposures by date, location, and conflict. It also includes links to resources, supports providers discuss potential health impacts with Veterans, and connects them to VA programs and benefits. This resource is for educational purposes only and is not intended for diagnostic purposes.
Available Clinical Care for Veterans
Below are available VA resources to support Veterans with military environmental exposure concerns:
- The Toxic Exposure Screening Navigator at their local VA facility:
- All Veterans enrolled in VA health care can receive a toxic exposure screening at an upcoming appointment or sooner by contacting a toxic exposure screening navigator at their local VA facility.
- Talk with their VA health care team:
- Call 1-800-MyVA411 then press 3 to connect with your local VA Medical Center or visit: Find VA locations
- Send a secure message to your clinical care team through your patient portal: MyHealtheVet at: or My VA Health at: patientportal.myhealth.va.gov (or using the VA app)
- Veterans may contact Environmental Health Coordinators about registry evaluations or health concerns related to military exposures.
- Veterans Exposure Team-Health Outcome Military Exposures (VET-HOME):
- VET-HOME is VA's national hub serving Veterans with military environmental exposures. Any Veteran enrolled in VA health care can contact VET-HOME for a free Military Environmental Exposures Assessment via telehealth. Call 833-633-8846.
- Press 1 for Veterans
- Press 2 for Clinician
- Live chat is also available for Veterans on the Monday-Friday 9AM-7:30PM Eastern time.
- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC)
- The WRIISC is a national tertiary care center that offers clinical services and referrals for deployment-related health conditions.
Veteran Resources
Help Veterans access reliable information on military environmental exposure through VA’s Exposure-Informed Care Initiative. Veterans have a consolidated landing page with easy access to education, health information, and benefits.
For Veterans who are interested in participating in research projects at the VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Center.
