1. Goldzweig, Caroline. "The state of women veterans' health research: Results of a systematic literature review." Journal of General Internal Medicine. 21.Supplement (2006): S82-S92. Web. 24 Feb. 2012. <http://search.proquest.com/docview/921025819/abstract?source=fedsrch&accountid=8427>.
This scholarly article researches which health conditions that are most prevalent amongst female veterans and reasons why women do or do not access health care from the Veteran’s Administration (VA). I believe this source is relevant to the research I will be doing for our project because, from the research results in the article, I will be able to determine what type of conditions female veterans on campus are most likely to be experiencing, as well as barriers to these individuals accessing VA health benefits. As this is a scholarly article, I will be able to provide an unbiased perspective outside of my VA sources. As this article provides detailed methods and data, I will be able to provide solid evidence of the experiences of female veterans.
2. Martin, Paula. Personal Interview. Date To Be Determined.
Ms. Martin is the Women’s Veteran’s Program Manager at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. I conducted an impromptu interview with her in early February and will conduct a formal interview in March. She advocates patient outreach, conducting presentations throughout the community and region in her charge, in order to bring in as many female veterans as possible. By bringing in more female veterans to the VA system, even if they are only registered, she can help maintain funding for the Women Veterans Program. Developing an ongoing, mutual relationship with this individual and ASU will provide the VA an additional source for outreach and will benefit the health of female veterans on campus in need of health care.
3. "Women Veterans Health Care." United States Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 20 Jan 2012. Web. 24 Feb 2012. <http://www.womenshealth.va.gov/WOMENSHEALTH/index.asp>.
This website is the VA’s official web page dedicated to women veterans. According to this page, the missions of the Department of the VA’s Center for Women Veterans includes “monitoring and coordinating” VA services and programs, advocating and recognizing women veterans , and raising awareness “awareness of the responsibility to treat women Veterans with dignity and respect.” This is the primary source for the government’s program for women veterans and will provide greater detail on the legislation, advocacy programs, and current news and reports relating to issues significant to the discussion of female veterans. The information from this resource will provide a sense of scale of this issue, tying in nationwide concerns with the extremely local issues taking place on campus.
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