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VetsCAN Connect – Introducing VA Services and Community Collaboration
Nov. 21 Event Promotes VA-Community Coalition
In collaboration with the Madison VA Hospital, we’re bringing together hospital leadership, including Executive Director Christine Kleckner, key hospital staff, advocates, and community organizations that are part of the growing VetsCAN coalition.
With fewer than half of Wisconsin Veterans enrolled in VA health care, it is crucial for civilian providers of medical, mental health, and social services understand the need of Veterans to meet the needs of Veterans in the Madison-area.
Please join us to learn about VetsCAN, the needs of Veterans in our community, and how each of us can be a part of the movement forward.
FEATURED PUBLICATION
Focus on Veteran Health Care in Rural Areas
GAO: Opportunities to Improve Access to VA Health Care for Veterans Living in Rural Areas
Veterans living in rural areas can experience unique challenges in accessing health care. In particular, rural communities tend to have fewer hospitals, health care providers, transportation options, and broadband access compared to urban communities. Veterans living in rural areas can experience unique challenges in accessing health care. The report notes that, compared with their urban counterparts, rural veterans tend to (1) experience higher levels of poverty, with 44 percent earning less than $35,000 annually, (2) be older, with more than 60 percent of rural veterans over the age of 65, and (3) experience worse health outcomes, including higher rates of cardiovascular deaths and suicide deaths.