Office of Health Equity
Veterans Health Equity: Leave No Veteran Behind - Podcast
Welcome to Veteran’s Health Equity: Leave No Veteran Behind Podcast
This podcast series highlights efforts across VA to address disparities and promote health equity to further unite health professionals and our nation’s Veterans with issues that matter to them.Did you know?
Health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. The Office of Health Equity is committed to serving every Veteran with equal dignity and respect. Equitable access to high-quality, Veteran-centered care, a major tenant of the VA health care mission, ensures that all Veterans receive the resources and supports they need to achieve their highest level of health.
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Meet the Host
Lauren Korshak is a Health System Specialist with the Office of Health Equity (OHE). She leads OHE’s translation efforts, including hosting a Cyber seminar series, monthly information brief series, and collaborating with colleagues across VA to share how VA is working to reduce and eliminate health disparities for Veterans.
Lauren holds a bachelor's and master's degree from George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, where she is a teaching faculty member. She also holds teaching privileges at the University of Maryland.
She explores and has published on the relationship between chronic disease, exercise capacity, and mortality and the role moral injury plays in engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors and chronic disease risk. Lauren has been interviewed by television news and radio channels regarding the importance of engaging in healthy behaviors.
