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Findings could yield insights into the causes of the conditions that affect health and identify targets for the development of medications to treat these problems.

VA is leading the way in genomic medicine, the study of DNA to learn about health and diseases. The Million Veteran Program (MVP) is VA’s ambitious initiative to advance genomic research.

This campaign is an integral part of its ongoing outreach to minority Veterans via the Million Veteran Program coordinator program, virtual town hall meetings, lunch and learns sessions with other federal agencies and various collaborative outreach activities with Veteran service organizations and non-governmental partners.

So far only 8 percent of MVP enrollees are women. The goal is to increase the number to at least 11 percent in order to have enough women involved for the results to be statistically valid.

VA's Million Veteran Program reached an important milestone when an Army Veteran from Montgomery, Alabama, became the 500,000th to voluntarily enroll in the research database program – making MVP the largest genomic database in the world.

The VA Million Veteran Program has the potential to improve the health of, and health care for, Veterans and all Americans.

The database is expected to serve as a national resource for an unprecedented scope of discovery, including in precision medicine.

Data collected through the Million Veteran Program are available to researchers for use in approved studies.

VA today announced a new 11-member Special Medical Advisory Group [...]

The Million Veteran Program will help personalize medical treatment by gaining a better understanding of the effects genes have on health and illness.

VA is accepting applications through July 2, 2025, from eligible community organizations to provide adaptive sports and therapeutic recreational opportunities for disabled Veterans and members of the armed forces.