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Brain Health Coordinating Center
The Brain Health Coordinating Center (BHCC) is an exciting new initiative with the primary goal of serving as an enterprise-wide resource for improving brain health for Veterans across the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This will be accomplished through leveraging existing tools (e.g., eMetrics, VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines) to facilitate better Veteran brain health.
Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis Biomarkers for Prevention of Persistent Symptoms-Traumatic Brain Injury(MAPPS-TBI)
Among those who played contact sports (e.g., retired National Football League [NFL] players), lifetime repetitive head impacts and concussions (i.e., mild traumatic brain injury [mTBI]) have been associated with increased risk for adverse brain health and mental health outcomes, including suicide.1-3 Inflammation resulting from contact sport-related injuries is an underexplored factor that may explain these poor health outcomes. Recent research suggests that gut microbial diversity and microbiome community composition are further negatively impacted after even mTBIs.
Together With Veterans: Rural Veteran Suicide Prevention Program
Together With Veterans (TWV) is a community-based suicide prevention program for rural Veterans. TWV involves partnering with rural Veterans and their communities to implement community-based suicide prevention. TWV is funded by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Rural Health (ORH).
