- Describe and compare the health of women who have served to those who have not served across 23 measures of behaviors, health outcomes, clinical care, community and environment, and policy, overall and by age and race/ethnicity.
- Provide a benchmark to monitor trends over time for women who have served, overall and in comparison to those who have not served.
- Build awareness of the breadth of health issues facing women who have served and how those issues compare to civilian women.
- Stimulate dialogue and action to inform health priorities and interventions targeting women who have served, recognizing that this group is a fast-growing segment of the military, veteran, and general U.S. population with distinct health needs.
- Inform areas of future research to fill important knowledge gaps on the physical, behavioral, and mental health issues facing women who have served.
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