War Related Illness and Injury Study Center

About the WRIISC

The War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) is a national program dedicated to Veterans’ post-deployment health concerns and unique health care needs. We develop and provide post-deployment health expertise to Veterans and their health care providers through clinical care, research, education, and risk communication. As a tertiary care center, we partner with referring providers and their health care teams to support the care of Veterans. The WRIISC is part of VA’s newly designated Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) formerly Post Deployment Health Services (PDHS). The VA is uniquely qualified to care for Veterans with health concerns related to potentially toxic exposures.

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News and Announcements

WRIISC celebrates the passage of The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. This Act includes several provisions designed to address the military environmental exposure concerns of Veterans. WRIISC is actively supporting implementation of this legislation. For more information about the PACT Act, see www.va.gov/PACT

Telehealth Classes for Veterans

• Join iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Phone-Based Classes Hosted by DC and CA WRIISC
• Yoga Classes hosted by CA WRIISC
• Mindfulness Meditation Classes hosted by NJ WRIISC

Education

• Check out latest WRIISC Podcasts
• Check out the VA and American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM) Exposure Education Certification Program for Providers
• Check out Provider On-Demand Training on Deployment Health
• NEW!!! Military Exposure Clinical Brief Series – November 19 at 12 PM EST
  To Register:
  VA Employees click here
  Non-VA Employees click here
• 2025 WRIISC-HOME Webinar Series for Providers and Clinicians 
•  WRIISC-HOME: What do Veterans tell us about their experience of care for military environmental exposures? (Intermediate) – December 10th at noon ET
  To Register: VA employees - click here. 
  Non-VA employees - click here. 
  
  Visit here to access information for future webinars!

Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence

• VA added nine rare respiratory cancers/three health conditions to list of presumed conditions resulting from particulate matter exposure
• Video on the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
• National Academies’ report on Airborne Hazards
  

Research

• Actively Recruiting: Telehealth Yoga Study for Treatment of Chronic Pain
• Volunteer for Research

Exposures

• Check out VA's A to Z list of Exposures
• Learn the latest updates on Agent Orange Exposure
• Learn more about VA Environmental Health Registry Evaluations
  

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