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What: Women veterans represent the fastest-growing segment of the veteran population, sharing many health and mental health challenges with their male counterparts. However, crucial distinctions exist: a higher incidence of sexual trauma during service, increased susceptibility to suicidal thoughts and a higher percentage of women veterans’ suicides involving firearm injuries. The VA is actively evolving to meet the unique needs of women veterans, learn all about these changes on Healing America’s Heroes: Women Veterans Health Town Hall.
When: Wednesday, September 27th at 7 PM EST
Where: LIVE on Health Channel, AllhealthGo’s Facebook and YouTube pages, and streamed at AllHealthTV.com.
You can find the Health Channel on Xfinity, Hotwire, Blue Stream Fiber, and Breezeline or stream for free on Mometu, HeroGo TV, MEGOGO, and Streeme (Ch.122).
Who: Moderated by Health Channel host, Olga Villaverde, the outstanding panel of experts includes:
- Montel Williams – Television Personality and Advocate for Veterans
- Melva Rozier – Supervising Attorney of Veterans Advocacy Projects, Legal Aid Society
- Dr. Monina Mabuti Lim – Women’s Health Medical Director, West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System
- Dr. Loree Sutton – Brigadier General (Ret.), U.S. Army
Special thanks to the Eunice Joyce Gardiner Foundation for their generous philanthropy.
About South Florida PBS:
SOUTH FLORIDA PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, the only 24/7 channel dedicated to health in the nation. SOUTH FLORIDA PBS connects organizations and institutions across our region and preserves South Florida’s history. Leading the way in this global society, SOUTH FLORIDA PBS serves diverse communities from Key West to the Sebastian Inlet and from the Atlantic Ocean west to Lake Okeechobee. SOUTH FLORIDA PBS is committed to creating and presenting unique arts, education, and cultural heritage programming, and tells different local stories across a variety of digital media platforms. Some of our award-winning productions include James Patterson’s Kid Stew, Changing Seas, Art Loft, and Your South Florida. For more information, visit https://www.southfloridapbs.org
