Women's Health

Advancing Health for Female Service Members

Geneva champions the health of female service members, addressing historically overlooked medical challenges through focused research, strategic partnerships, and tailored interventions. By bridging gaps in women’s health research within the Department of Defense (DoD), Geneva strengthens military readiness and promotes gender equity in care, ensuring that women in uniform receive comprehensive support tailored to the unique needs.

Women’s health research in the military addresses critical gaps in understanding the unique physiological and psychological needs of female service members, ensuring they are fully prepared and supported to excel in their roles while maintaining optimal health and readiness.

 

    • Readiness Impact: Addressing health disparities improves the readiness and effectiveness of the growing number of female service members.
    • Gender-Specific Research Gaps: Insights into musculoskeletal injuries, psychological health, and reproductive health close critical gaps in care for female personnel.
    • Broader Health Benefits: Military-focused findings contribute to advancing women’s health across civilian populations.

 

The Geneva Advantage

Geneva accelerates military medical research and development (R&D) through strategic collaborations, operational expertise, and innovative solutions that amplify research impact, strengthen national defense, and improve healthcare for service members and the communities they serve.

 

    • Decade of Leadership: Pioneering research in women’s health since 2010, shaping policies and interventions that improve care for female service members.
    • Comprehensive Collaborations: Partnering with the DoD, academia, and industry to develop evidence-based solutions tailored to women’s unique health needs.
    • Dual Impact: Advancing military readiness while contributing to gender equity in healthcare for both military and civilian populations.

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Research Program Highlights

Female Musculoskeletal Injuries

Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR)

Uniformed Services University

Female service members experience musculoskeletal injuries more frequently than their male counterparts. The MIRROR program has undertaken a comprehensive, 5-year data analysis to document the incidence, prevalence, and types of MSKIs among female service members, along with the costs and rates of healthcare utilization associated with treatments. This research will enable DoD leaders to fully address the impact of these injuries.

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Gender-Specific PTSD Biomarkers

Omics Characterization of Combat-Related PTSD: Early Onset and Female Studies

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

This study aims to identify gender-specific biomarkers that will improve clinical assessment of PTSD for female service members, including how changes in the brain, blood, and major organs characterize the illness. The research is anticipated to be useful in helping medical providers select appropriate therapeutic interventions to reduce the severity of PTSD.

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Sexual Assault and Trauma

SAFEPOST Project

Womack Army Medical Center

The SafePost project rigorously explores the prevalence, risk factors, and prevention strategies of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within the military community, specifically among female service members, veterans, retirees, and their partners. This study aims to dissect the complex dynamics that contribute to IPV, analyzing patterns that may predispose this demographic to higher risks. SafePost seeks to develop targeted interventions that could significantly diminish the occurrence of IPV.

Psychological Health in Expectant Mothers

MOMS Program

Uniformed Services University

Since 2011, the M-O-M-S™ early pregnancy support program on expectant mothers has been examining how prenatal maternal anxiety and depression correlate with changes in immunological markers, oxidative stress levels, and hormonal biomarkers in maternal serum and placental tissue. The program seeks to unravel the physiological interplay between maternal mental health and pregnancy outcomes.

 

Scientific Publications

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