Dr. Vaughn Upshaw and Aimee McHale, professors at UNC Chapel Hill Gilling's School of Global Public Health, discuss the Building Veteran Health Communities (BVHC) Project, which aims to address the community-level factors that affect veteran mental health and well-being.

Salute to Strength: The Building Veteran-Healthy Communities
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Dr. Vaughn Upshaw and Aimee McHale, professors at UNC Chapel Hill Gilling's School of Global Public Health, discuss the Building Veteran Health Communities (BVHC) Project, which aims to address the community-level factors that affect veteran mental health and well-being.
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