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Health Outcomes Military Exposures
As part of VA's Office of Patient Care Services, Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) (formerly Post Deployment Health Services) administers programs related to military environmental exposures, including those associated with overseas deployments, garrison locations, and occupational duties.
HOME’s mission is to serve Veterans and their families as the leader and authority on health outcomes of military exposures through science, policy, education, communication, and clinical consultations. The following divisions and programs fall under HOME and support the provision of exposure-informed care as a VA-delivered core service.
Programs
HOME consists of the following divisions:
- Policy
- Operations
- Exposure Science Program (ESP)
- Veterans Exposure Team – HOME (VET-HOME)
- Epidemiology Program
- Surveillance Military Environmental Exposures (SMEE)
- Business Operations
In addition, the programs listed below are a part of HOME:
- War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC)
- Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence (AHBPCE)
- Women’s Operational Military Exposure Network (WOMEN)
- Complex Exposure Threats Center (CETC)
- Exposure Related Care Transformation (EXPRT)
- Metal Exposures – Depleted Uranium (MEDU)
