Research Priorities to Support Women Veterans ’ Reproductive Health and Health Care Within a Learning Health Care System

Women veterans are the fastest growing group of new Veterans Health Administration (VA) health care users. Of the estimated 2.3 million women veterans in the United States, 870,000 women veterans were enrolled in VA in fiscal year 2021, and projections indicate that this number will continue to increase (Frayne et  al., 2018). The demand for reproductive health care services within the VA has grown alongside this rapid increase in women veterans using VA services. Reproductive health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity , in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes” (World Health Organization, n.d).

Source: Womens Health Issues - January 24, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jodie G. Katon, Adriana Rodriguez, Elizabeth M. Yano, Amanda M. Johnson, Susan M. Frayne, Alison B. Hamilton, Laura J. Miller, Kayla Williams, Laurie Zephyrin, Elizabeth W. Patton Tags: Commentary Source Type: research