She Wears the Boots: A Podcast for Women Veterans

About She Wears the Boots: A Podcast for Women Veterans

She Wears the Boots is a VA podcast sponsored by the Office of Women’s Health in the Veterans Health Administration. Women Veterans are a growing and diverse group—professionals, mothers, retirees—of varying ages, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. In this podcast we highlight how the VA partners with women Veterans in their health by interviewing experts from the VA on numerous topics representing a broad range of VA programs. Please email comments and questions to: Podcastintakerequests@va.gov.

Publisher

Veterans Health Administration

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2020

Latest episode

1 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

7 of 61 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Dec 2024

   Suicide Prevention

   Dr. Lindsey Monteith, a psychologist, and Laura Caisse, Women Veterans Program Manager, discuss suicide prevention strategies for women Veterans and VA support initiatives.

2. 

   1 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Food Insecurity

   In this episode, Dr. Christine Going, the Senior Advisor for the VHA Food Security Office, describes the VA's process for food insecurity screening of Veterans. She also shares how the VA connects Veterans to the resources they need to obtain adequate food and nutrients for optimal health and wellbeing. Learn more about this program by visiting the Veterans Health Administration Food Security Office (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nutrition.va.gov%2FFood_Insecurity.asp&data=05%7C02%7C%7C8e33019a421e4bd3a29308dcd8a5600b%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638623452030357204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pWZM33pjso5Bqjf%2F4IoB%2FKdNxmjyDfNRRFZuhRjQkX8%3D&reserved=0).

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   1 Sept 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Fertility Benefits for Veterans

   In this episode Dr. Sandra Schumacher, the Reproductive Health Lead in the Office of Women's Health with the VA, talks about services covered by the VA. She also talks through fertility concerns, evaluation, and the treatment process for Veterans needing assistance building their family. For more information, please visit https://www.womenshealth.va.gov/WOMENSHEALTH/topics/infertility-and-ivf.asp (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenshealth.va.gov%2FWOMENSHEALTH%2Ftopics%2Finfertility-and-ivf.asp&data=05%7C02%7C%7C69b74f42f74943a108ff08dcb7a910e4%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638587184004571272%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=crW%2BpOrZNKPEvoQYHdymwRqxVwZdJrUNoE1XHG6kYEA%3D&reserved=0) or check out this Frequently Asked Questions (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.womenshealth.va.gov%2FWOMENSHEALTH%2Fdocs%2Ffinal_FAQs_for_Expansion_of_VA_Fertility_Benefits_3_11_24.pdf&data=05%7C02%7C%7C69b74f42f74943a108ff08dcb7a910e4%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C638587184004583844%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LsmUwe81OAq7JVzb%2BtZT37CZSOSimkDqak1KMuO18qY%3D&reserved=0) document on the expansion of In Vitro Fertilization at the VA.

Inside a recent episode

Food Insecurity

Published 1 Oct 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so I've been able to dedicate my career to this. Thank you. Okay, so our episode today is on the topic of food insecurity, which occurs when people lack reliable access to nutritionally adequate food. Since food insecurity is associated with many negative health outcomes, alleviating food insecurity is essential to maintaining wellness. So let's jump in. To start off broadly, Christine, what is food insecurity? Sure. So food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Not to be confused with hunger. These words are used interchangeably, but they really are different. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.8 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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