Minnesota Veteran - Environmental Agents

Information about health care programs related to environmental issues, including Operations Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), Gulf War, Agent Orange, depleted uranium, ionizing radiation, and Project 112 (Including Project SHAD).

Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards

The Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards focuses on improving the health of veterans through professionally developed policies relating to surveillance, prevention and treatment, energetic outreach, and special attention to unique healthcare needs of special populations, including women veterans, veterans with AIDS, Hepatitis C, and veterans exposed to environmental hazards.

www.vethealth.cio.med.va.gov

Environmental Agents

The Environmental Agents Service (EAS) administers health care programs related to environmental issues, including Operations Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), Gulf War, Agent Orange, depleted uranium, ionizing radiation, and Project 112 (Including Project SHAD). EAS also oversees the War-Related Illness And Injury Study Centers (WRIISCs). Organizationally, EAS falls under the Occupational and Environmental Health Strategic Health Care Group of the Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards.

www1.va.gov/environagents/

Mesothelioma information

Some veterans who were exposed to asbestos now have mesothelioma. Some sources of information on the topic can be found at:

www.marf.org

www.mesotheliomaweb.org

www.mesotheliomatreatmentcenters.org/mesothelioma_information/veterans.html

www.maacenter.org