• Health Impacts of Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits

  • Sep 30 2024
  • Length: 11 mins
  • Podcast

Health Impacts of Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits

  • Summary

  • What are Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits and the health risks associated with them? Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Dr. Patricia Hastings, Chief Consultant for Health Outcomes Military Exposures, provide an overview of Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits, where and when these exposures are most likely to occur, how they are detected, what mitigation or protective measures are taken, the health effects of exposure, and the resources available to Veterans who may have been exposed.

    RESOURCES
    VET-HOME portal https://vethome.va.gov/ VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 AHOBPR 2.0: https://veteran.mobilehealth.va.gov/AHBurnPitRegistry/#page/home About VET-HOME: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp About Military Environmental Exposures: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp About Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pits: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp VA Disability Benefits: https://www.va.gov/disability/ About PACT Act: https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/ WRIISC SharePoint: https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc
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