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WASHINGTON - With motor vehicle crashes being a leading cause of deaths among combat veterans during the first years after their return home, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are working together to reduce these accidents.

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Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton discusses traumatic brain injury and suicide prevention.

The Army's Dr. Shad Deering and Maj. Amber Pocrnich talk about TeamSTEPPS™ and patient safety in a combat environment. TeamSTEPPS™ is an initiative of DoD's Patient Safety Program.

Africa Command Surgeon Col. Schuyler Geller discusses the Military Health System's humanitarian efforts to increase health care capacity in African nations.