Questionnaire

Veterans Health Care Survey
April 2008
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ASSESSING VETERANS’ ATTITUDES ABOUT THE GENOMIC MEDICINE PROGRAM


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Have you ever received health or psychological care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?

    • Yes
    • No [end survey]



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We appreciate your response.   We are seeking to understand the opinions of veterans who receive health care through the VA. Thank you for your time.

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THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO TAKE THIS SURVEY. THE SURVEY IS BEING DONE BY THE GENETICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.   FUNDING FOR THE SURVEY COMES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA). THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO COLLECT OPINIONS FROM VETERANS WHO GET HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE VA ABOUT A RESEARCH PROJECT BEING CONSIDERED BY THE VA.

All of the answers you provide in this survey will be kept confidential. No identifying information will be provided to the Genetics and Public Policy Center or the VA. The survey data will be reported in a summary fashion only and will not identify any individual person.

This survey will take about 20 minutes to complete.

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THE GENOMIC MEDICINE PROGRAM

Many diseases result from a mix of genetics, environment, and lifestyle.   To figure out how genes, environment, and lifestyle interact to cause disease, a large number of people need to be studied. The VA would like to do this kind of research and is considering a project called the Genomic Medicine Program. This program would involve developing a database of blood samples, genetic information, and medical information of veterans who get health care through the VA. This database would be used by VA researchers to better understand diseases and disorders affecting veterans.

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How the Genomic Medicine Program would work:

Step One: Who Would Participate
Veterans from all over the country who receive health care...