By Carolann Murphy, PA

In this episode of Kessler Foundation's podcast, learn about “Best of Both Worlds: Establishing Fruitful Partnerships between VA Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders Care and SCI Model System Centers." 

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By Nicky Miller 

Kessler Foundation highlight how funding and studies in veterans research help improve their quality of life and create employment opportunities.  

GI Go Fund

Kessler Foundation funds organizations that help veterans find employment. One organization in particular is GI

This week spotlights women’s health, Gulf War illness and spinal cord injury. To help raise awareness on these topics Kessler Foundation is sharing rehabilitation research information, news, and podcasts from its team of scientists in the field.

National Minority Health Month is an effort to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations. Some of the efforts by scientists in Kessler Foundation’s Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research, Center for Outcomes & Assessment Research, and Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, focus on studying how minorities with disabilities are affected and not properly accommodated for in their communities, at their jobs, and other areas.

“We study how to improve quality of life for individuals from all races and cultures,” says John DeLuca, PhD, vice president for research and training. “We also focus on ways to enroll more people from minority groups in research studies. Having greater diversity in our study populations means our findings apply to more people with disabilities.”