Please join us for a public meeting of...The Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides(Tenth Biennial Update)March 9, 20151:00PM â€" 3:00PMJW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort3800 West Starr Pass BoulevardTucson, Arizona 85745The Institute of Medicine (IOM) announces a public meeting for a candid discussion about health effects in veterans associated with the herbicides sprayed during the Vietnam War. The report from this committee will be provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs to help advise officials on policy decisions regarding compensation to veterans for service-related illnesses.The primary purpose of this meeting is to hear from Vietnam veterans about their health concerns. All Vietnam veterans or other interested parties are welcome, and anyone wishing to share a personal experience with the committee may reserve a time on the agenda or submit a written statement.This conversation will inform the IOM’s Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam of Exposure to Herbicides (Tenth Biennial Update) in its review of the scientific evidence regarding the link between exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam and adverse health outcomes.You may view the report for the most recent update in the Veterans and Agent Orange series for free online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18395/veterans-and-agent-orange-update-2012If you would like to attend (with or without making a statement), please let us know by registering online at http://iom.VAO.sgizmo.com/s3/If you are receiving this information off-line and are interested in registering, please contact Nicole Freid atFor project information and a committee roster, please visit: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49630
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We are here on earth to do good unto others. What the others are here for, I have no idea.
From: booperser@live.com
To: rserge1@outlook.com
Subject: FW: Upcoming Veterans and Agent Orange Meeting in Tucson
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:38:14 -0700
Thank you
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member
Robert Serge
Robert Serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember
From: vva106@live.com
Subject: FW: Upcoming Veterans and Agent Orange Meeting in Tucson
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:59:12 -0700
The first attachment has a link where you can register and sign up to speak at this meeting. I have already done so.
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From: "Chiarello, Heather L." <HChiarello@nas.edu>
Date: March 3, 2015 at 12:31:31 PM EST
To: "Chiarello, Heather L." <HChiarello@nas.edu>
Subject: FW: Upcoming Veterans and Agent Orange Meeting in Tucson
FYI – please see below and the attached flyer.You may contact Nicole Freid (202-334-1751 or nfreid@nas.edu) if you prefer to call in to the meeting.--Heather~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Heather L. ChiarelloInstitute of Medicine500 Fifth Street, NW (Keck W728) | Washington, DC 20001Ph: 202-334-2398 | Fax: 202-334-1385Email: hchiarello@nas.eduThe nation turns to the National Academies—National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—for independent, objective advice on issues that affect people's lives worldwide.From: Cohen, Jennifer
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 3:28 PM
Subject: Upcoming Veterans and Agent Orange Meeting in TucsonGood Afternoon,Just a reminder that the Institute of Medicine's Veterans and Agent Orange meeting will be held in Tucson on March 9th (please see time and location details below). Anyone who wishes to attend should register using the link below or on the attached PDF. Attendees are invited to reserve time on the agenda to present concerns or information to the committee or to simply attend the meeting as a spectator. The attached PDF can be used as a flyer (a phone number and email address are listed on the flyer for registration). *A short summary of the Veterans and Agent Orange series of reports is included below.Please contact Nicole Freid (nfreid@nas.edu) if you have any questions about this meeting or about the registration process.Thank you. We hope to see you soon.Jennifer CohenJennifer A. Cohen, MPH
Program Officer
Board on the Health of Select Populations
Institute of Medicine
Keck 771, 500 Fifth St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-1444*Veterans and Agent Orange Series of ReportsFrom 1962 to 1971, US military sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that could conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that those forces might depend on, and to clear tall grasses and bushes from the perimeters of US base camps and outlying fire-support bases. Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-4). The legislation directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to request the Institute of Medicine to perform a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam. The reports were intended to provide scientific information for the Secretary of VA to consider as VA exercises its responsibilities to Vietnam veterans. In mid-2014, an IOM committee began work on Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014, the tenth Congressionally mandated biennial update to integrate new biomedical evidence into the findings of the first comprehensive report published in 1994. The Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014 committee will hold meetings through the spring of 2015 and their final report will be released in late 2015 or early 2016. Please register for the Tucson meeting below.
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Please join us for a public meeting of...The Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides(Tenth Biennial Update)March 9, 20151:00PM – 3:00PMJW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort3800 West Starr Pass BoulevardTucson, Arizona 85745The Institute of Medicine (IOM) announces a public meeting for a candid discussion about health effects in veterans associated with the herbicides sprayed during the Vietnam War. The report from this committee will be provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs to help advise officials on policy decisions regarding compensation to veterans for service-related illnesses.The primary purpose of this meeting is to hear from Vietnam veterans about their health concerns. All Vietnam veterans or other interested parties are welcome, and anyone wishing to share a personal experience with the committee may reserve a time on the agenda or submit a written statement.This conversation will inform the IOM's Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam of Exposure to Herbicides (Tenth Biennial Update) in its review of the scientific evidence regarding the link between exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam and adverse health outcomes.You may view the report for the most recent update in the Veterans and Agent Orange series for free online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18395/veterans-and-agent-orange-update-2012If you would like to attend (with or without making a statement), please let us know by registering online at http://iom.VAO.sgizmo.com/s3/If you are receiving this information off-line and are interested in registering, please contact Nicole Freid atFor project information and a committee roster, please visit: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49630
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Please join us for a public meeting of...The Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides(Tenth Biennial Update)March 9, 20151:00PM – 3:00PMJW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort3800 West Starr Pass BoulevardTucson, Arizona 85745The Institute of Medicine (IOM) announces a public meeting for a candid discussion about health effects in veterans associated with the herbicides sprayed during the Vietnam War. The report from this committee will be provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs to help advise officials on policy decisions regarding compensation to veterans for service-related illnesses.The primary purpose of this meeting is to hear from Vietnam veterans about their health concerns. All Vietnam veterans or other interested parties are welcome, and anyone wishing to share a personal experience with the committee may reserve a time on the agenda or submit a written statement.This conversation will inform the IOM's Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam of Exposure to Herbicides (Tenth Biennial Update) in its review of the scientific evidence regarding the link between exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam and adverse health outcomes.You may view the report for the most recent update in the Veterans and Agent Orange series for free online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18395/veterans-and-agent-orange-update-2012If you would like to attend (with or without making a statement), please let us know by registering online at http://iom.VAO.sgizmo.com/s3/If you are receiving this information off-line and are interested in registering, please contact Nicole Freid atFor project information and a committee roster, please visit: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49630
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Please join us for a public meeting of...The Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides(Tenth Biennial Update)March 9, 20151:00PM – 3:00PMJW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort3800 West Starr Pass BoulevardTucson, Arizona 85745The Institute of Medicine (IOM) announces a public meeting for a candid discussion about health effects in veterans associated with the herbicides sprayed during the Vietnam War. The report from this committee will be provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs to help advise officials on policy decisions regarding compensation to veterans for service-related illnesses.The primary purpose of this meeting is to hear from Vietnam veterans about their health concerns. All Vietnam veterans or other interested parties are welcome, and anyone wishing to share a personal experience with the committee may reserve a time on the agenda or submit a written statement.This conversation will inform the IOM's Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam of Exposure to Herbicides (Tenth Biennial Update) in its review of the scientific evidence regarding the link between exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam and adverse health outcomes.You may view the report for the most recent update in the Veterans and Agent Orange series for free online at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/18395/veterans-and-agent-orange-update-2012If you would like to attend (with or without making a statement), please let us know by registering online at http://iom.VAO.sgizmo.com/s3/If you are receiving this information off-line and are interested in registering, please contact Nicole Freid atFor project information and a committee roster, please visit: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49630
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