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Carolina experts bring a wealth of knowledge on veteran health, well-being and innovative programs and policies that improve the lives of those who have served.

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  • Jason Mihalik, a professor of Exercise and Sport Science and director of the Matthew Gfeller Center, is available to discuss treating chronic traumatic brain injuries in veterans, concussion care on the front lines, and Carolina’s partnerships with active-duty service member populations.

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  • General Peggy Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN, is a faculty member of the UNC School of Nursing. She was the first woman and nurse to serve as Deputy Surgeon General for the Army Reserve. Wilmoth can discuss challenges faced by military-affiliated patients when receiving healthcare and policy changes to support military-affiliated patients in better accessing care.

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  • Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw, DrPH, EdD, MPH, is the principal investigator of the Building Veteran Healthy Communities Project. She can discuss veteran well-being and suicide prevention, including protective and risk factors at the individual, interpersonal, community and societal levels.

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