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More » Feature New ORH Director - Gina Capra April 22, 2013 We are pleased to announce that Gina Capra has been selected as the new ORH Director. Ms. Capra joins the Office of Rural Health after serving for 12 years in several leadership positions in the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Most recently she has been the Northeast Regional Director, Bureau of Primary Health Care at HRSA headquarters. She began her federal service as a Presidential Management Fellow at the National Institutes of Health. Learn More about ORH Director, Gina Capra More » Inside Rural Health New! VA/VCS Has an Online Catalog with Goods and Services Available to Purchase for Enrolled Veterans and VA Employees - May 2, 2013 “An Introduction to the VA Office of Rural Health” MyVeHU Presentation Now Available On-Demand - November 1, 2012 Geriatric Scholars Program Video - August 14, 2012 "Innovations in Health Care" Video (Length: 11:14) - June 15, 2012 More » In The News New! VA Launches Hotline to Answer Questions on VA Health Care and Benefits for Women Veterans - April 23, 2013 Rural Veterans to be Served by New VA Clinic in Eureka, California - October 4, 2012   Joint HHS/VA Effort to Improve Access and Coordination of Care Through Rural Telehealth and Health Information Exchanges - September 13, 2012 3RNet and VA Careers are partnering to help identify VA career opportunities in rural areas  More » For Professionals New! The Use of Collaboration Science to Define Consensus Outcome Measures: A Telemental Health Case Study - April 23, 2013   New! Provider Barriers to Telemental Health: Obstacles Overcome, Obstacles Remaining - April 23, 2013   Co-Managed Care Toolkit Now Available - March 11, 2013 Military Health History Pocket Card for Clinicians - March 15, 2013 Characteristics of Rural Veterans: Data from the American Community Survey (540 KB, PDF) - November 30, 2012     Events Education Publications Strategic Plan Veteran Resources Investigator Resources Contact Us           Currently, 3.1 million rural Veterans are enrolled in the VA system. This represents 36% of the total enrolled Veteran population based on the 2010 US Census. Men and women Veterans from geographically rural areas make up a disproportionate share of service members and comprise about 31% of the enrolled Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans; many of whom are returning to their rural communities. In order to better serve rural Veterans, the VA created the Office of Rural Health in 2007. Contact the Office of Rural Health. All media inquiries should contact rural.health.inquiry@va.gov. Download free viewer and reader software to view PDF, video and other file formats. VA Facilities and Service Locator VA Voluntary Services | VHA Office of Health Information | Office of Mental Health Office of Care Coordination Services (Telehealth) | Geriatrics and Extended Care | Homeless Veterans Center for Minority Veterans | Women Veterans Health Care