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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infectious disease that attacks the human body’s immune system. If left untreated, the virus can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Over time, HIV destroys CD4 cells, a key infection-fighting cell. Without a sufficient number of CD4 cells, the immune system becomes weakened and can no ...
applicability of existing HRO resources is important to developing best practices, identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation, measuring progress, identifying knowledge gaps, and spreading implementation initiatives to other systems. In this review, we evaluate literature on
The NCHAV Homeless Veteran Research Engagement Panel (HV-REP) is comprised of 6 to 15 Veterans with lived experience of homelessness who vary by age, gender, race/ethnicity, homeless status, and geographic area of residence. Members provide feedback, opinions, and recommendations to NCHAV-funded researchers. They discuss study ideas, review and ...
The Reduce Employee Burnout and Optimize Organizational Thriving (REBOOT) initiative is a long-term effort to address major factors contributing to burnout and to promote wellbeing among employees in the VHA. In response to feedback from VA employees, on September 6, 2022, REBOOT announced a set of actions to implement across seven priority ...
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The foundational work of becoming an HRO includes developing leadership commitment to the goal of Zero Harm, establishing a positive safety culture, and engaging and supporting all employees in a continuous process improvement culture. VHA’s 2020 HRO activities are focused on the following six areas. HRO Baseline Training for all frontline ...
Evidence-based Synthesis Program. Summary/Overview. In the United States, intimate partner violence (IPV) poses a significant public health burden that affects both men and women.
Although significant progress has been made to prevent and end Veteran homelessness, recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development show that on a single night in January 2023, 35,574 Veterans experienced homelessness in the United States. This figure reflects a 7.4 percent increase in the number of Veterans experiencing ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Among the most common chronic diseases are chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s ...
The resource provides an unprecedented opportunity to identify the genetic causes of a variety of human diseases that disproportionally affect our veterans including diseases that affect the neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and musculoskeletal organs. Fast-paced technological progress over the last 10 years ...