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Listen to stories and other efforts from across the VHA and partners to help America’s Veterans achieve their best health.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"><itunes:category text="Medicine"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>S5E1: Reproductive Health Equity Podcast Mini-Series: The Boost Project</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s5e1-reproductive-health-equity-podcast-mini-series-the-boost-project--63304384</link><description><![CDATA[Kelly Nestman, the host of the Reproductive Health Equity Podcast Mini-Series, is joined by Dr. Jenny Cohen and Tara Stacker to discuss the SERVICE Act, its impact on breast cancer screening for Veterans, and their novel Boost Team approach to breast and cervical cancer screening at the San Francisco VA. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63304384</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:02:42 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Strategies that nurses and Veterans have identified to address these challenges and improve a sense of community are also highlighted.<br /><br />Closed Caption Transcript is available at: <a href="https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/VHE_LNVB_S4EP2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/VHE_LNVB_S4EP2.pdf</a> ===============================]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1303</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chronic,ckd,dialysis,disease,disparities,kidney,va,veterans</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c57b99dc4dad1e329263a2b2e79e03e7.jpg"/><itunes:season>4</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>S4EP1: Chronic Kidney Disease and How VA is Working to Address Home Dialysis Disparities, Part 1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s4ep1-chronic-kidney-disease-and-how-va-is-working-to-address-home-dialysis-disparities-part-1--57749519</link><description><![CDATA[This episode discusses inequities in chronic kidney disease and dialysis care, and outlines steps VHA and Veterans are taking to address these disparities.<br /><br />Closed Caption Transcript is available at: <a href="https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/VHE_LNVB_S4EP1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/VHE_LNVB_S4EP1.pdf</a> ===============================]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57749519</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:14:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57749519/forreview_healthequity_korhak_reddy_monica_dwayne_20231107_v3.mp3" length="31866986" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Veterans Health Administration</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode discusses inequities in chronic kidney disease and dialysis care, and outlines steps VHA and Veterans are taking to address these disparities.

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isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46600667</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/46600667/discriminationandhealthoutcomes_hausmann_mcclendon_lacovino_100220_musicadded_122920.mp3" length="27065046" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Veterans Health Administration</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode discusses how discrimination can manifest in health care settings and efforts within VA to help Veterans who have experienced discrimination not have these experiences have a negative impact on their health.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode discusses how discrimination can manifest in health care settings and efforts within VA to help Veterans who have experienced discrimination not have these experiences have a negative impact on their health.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1127</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image 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A long- time participant and Veteran shares...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode highlights how the VA is creating opportunities for more LGBT Veterans to be connected with each other through the PRIDE Program, available at many VA Medical Centers across the United States. 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