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Commission highlights Deborah Sampson Act provisions and Deborah Sampson Award deadline
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Summary
A commissioner reviewed the Deborah Sampson Act requirements for women's veterans health services and members flagged the Deborah Sampson Award and application deadline; commissioners asked that materials be circulated to the full commission.
A commissioner summarized the Deborah Sampson Act provisions related to women's veterans health and urged the commission to follow up on outreach and nominations. The presentation noted the act requires a central Office of Women’s Health within the Veterans Health Administration and specifies at least one designated women's health primary care provider at each VA medical center and community-based outpatient clinic; it also requires public forums and focus groups on women veterans' care.
Commissioners discussed the Executive Office of Veterans Services' annual Deborah Sampson Award and its nomination deadline (noted in the meeting as April 25). The commission agreed to circulate application information to all commissioners and to post the opportunity to the commission's shared Google Drive and LTC communications so members could consider nominations.
The meeting also briefly referenced the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Minority Veterans as a model for inter- and intra-agency cooperation; commissioners asked for relevant links and application materials to be emailed to the full commission for review and posting.
