Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers - Feb. 8, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 08.02.2016 1:08 pm

30%

The percentage of Veterans who do not have Internet access, according to a recent report by the RAND Corporation -- Resources and Capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Timely and Accessible Care to Veterans. This population -- which skews older -- cannot take advantage of VA digital services such as the My HealtheVet portal or VA Telehealth. However, the report points out, " As younger Veterans age, Internet access and technological skill are likely to grow more common among Veterans, thereby increasing the acceptability and accessibility of digital health care services."

By the Numbers - Jan. 11, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 11.01.2016 12:22 pm

30.4 per 10,000
and
107.8 per 10,000

The rate of “any chronic pain diagnosis” in 2007 and in 2014 "per 10,000 person-years" (p-yrs) among "all individuals serving at any time in the active component of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2014," according to a report in the December 2015 issue of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch of the Defense Health Agency. 

By the Numbers - Jan. 4, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 04.01.2016 1:01 pm

21%

The percentage of the total Veteran population comprising minorities, according to an August 2015 report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- Profile of Minority Veterans: 2013(PDF). The two largest minority groups identified by the report were Black (11%) and Hispanic (6%). Some additional findings from this report:

  • Minority Veterans are younger than White Veterans
  • Among women Veterans, 34% are minorities

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