{"id":7807,"date":"2025-08-23T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2025-08-23T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:30:00","slug":"providence-veterans-serve-again-through-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7807","title":{"rendered":"Providence Veterans serve again through research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tni-source-date\"><strong>Originally published:<\/strong> 2025-08-23T20:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Lewis is the 5,000th Veteran from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/providence-health-care\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VA Providence Healthcare<\/a> to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.va.gov\/mvp\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Million Veteran Program<\/a> (MVP), VA\u2019s largest research effort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/?s=mvp\">MVP <\/a>works to improve Veterans\u2019 lives by studying how genes, lifestyle, military experiences and exposures affect health. More than 1,080,000 Veterans across the nation have already joined MVP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are most grateful to the 5,000 Veterans in VA Providence Health Care System who have joined MVP. They are helping us make important discoveries toward improving Veteran health,\u201d said Dr. Satish Sharma, the local site investigator and a professor of medicine at Brown University\u2019s Alpert Medical School.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every Veteran makes a difference in our research<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to Veterans like Lewis and the more than 1,000,000 Veterans nationwide, certain health conditions are understood better than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>MVP has supported the largest genetic studies to date on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression and heart disease. Other research areas include tinnitus, cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, Gulf War Illness, endometriosis and suicide prevention.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it means to join the Million Veteran Program<\/h2>\n<p>Veterans can join MVP at their local participating VA facility or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mvp.va.gov\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> at\u00a0www.mvp.va.gov. Participation in MVP is entirely voluntary.<\/p>\n<p>Joining MVP involves:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Filling out surveys through the mail or online about health and lifestyle.<\/li>\n<li>Providing a blood sample, either by mail or in-person at a participating VA facility.<\/li>\n<li>Granting MVP secure access to health records on an ongoing basis.<\/li>\n<li>Agreeing to future contact by MVP for additional research opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To learn more and join today, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mvp.va.gov\" rel=\"noopener\">MVP\u00a0<\/a>or call 866-441-6075 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This article was originally published on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/providence-health-care\/stories\/providence-veterans-find-way-to-serve-again-this-time-through-research\" rel=\"noopener\">Providence VA Healthcare System site<\/a> <em>and has been edited for style and clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/141778\/providence-veterans-serve-through-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. 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