Latest from the Veterans Health Administration
Volunteer gives 35,000 hours in honor of Veteran brother
Rose Solak has volunteered to serve Veterans in the Detroit area for four decades...over 35,000 hours. She began volunteering to honor her Marine Corps brother who passed away.
Dallas Vet Center offers women Veterans MST support
Coping with Military Sexual Trauma - a new support group for military sexual trauma. It’s psychoeducational basics and covers PTSD 101. Coping skills and different therapies to help Veterans.
Biloxi VA receives Mobile Medical Unit
Biloxi's Mobile Medical Unit delivers primary care and other services to Veterans who have limited access to VA health care services due to low population density or limited local demand for specialized services.
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Moral Injury Group: A place of healing, a place of peace
Veterans of the Iraq War and Iraqi War refugees collaborate in building a sanctuary called an Al-Mudhif. Building the structure provides a place of healing and peace.
VA provides fertility and infertility care
VA is here to support you as you build your family. From infertility and fertility treatment to mental health counseling, we provide resources and support that can address your family planning needs.
Veteran achieves liver health through nutrition
A Veteran was interested in losing weight. Then his VA dietitian discovered he had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here’s what she did.
Volunteer gives 35,000 hours in honor of Veteran brother
Rose Solak has volunteered to serve Veterans in the Detroit area for four decades...over 35,000 hours. She began volunteering to honor her Marine Corps brother who passed away.
Dallas Vet Center offers women Veterans MST support
Coping with Military Sexual Trauma - a new support group for military sexual trauma. It’s psychoeducational basics and covers PTSD 101. Coping skills and different therapies to help Veterans.
Biloxi VA receives Mobile Medical Unit
Biloxi's Mobile Medical Unit delivers primary care and other services to Veterans who have limited access to VA health care services due to low population density or limited local demand for specialized services.
Veteran suicide prevention in New Jersey
The Veteran community of southern New Jersey came together to call attention to joint efforts to end Veteran suicide. The joint event included the display of the Flags of Forgotten Soldiers.
PTSD training at VA: The gold standard of care
VA trains more psychology profession trainees than any health care system in the nation. The nation’s leading provider of treatments for PTSD, VA offers hope of healing for the silent wounds of war.
BBQ Bootcamp – hope and compassion, one hot meal at a time
BBQ Bootcamp gave Veterans the opportunity to be pit masters, picking up skills they can use to find a job or maybe even start a business.
Diversity, equity, inclusion – VA goals
Diversity: Our country is stronger when our military and Veteran population reflects the diversity of our great nation. Our goal is to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all Veterans.
VA upgrades travel pay portal
The system required a few changes based on your feedback—good and bad. VA values your opinions because they push us to find solutions that deliver better service, quality, and care.
Immunotherapy treatment for Veteran battling leukemia
Veteran John Ellis remains optimistic about beating his leukemia thanks to an innovative treatment. He is the first patient to be treated with this approach and has completed the first phase of treatment.
Enhancement allows Veterans to Self-Schedule care with community providers
Online scheduling from VA lets you contact an in-network community provider to schedule an appointment, helping minimize scheduling delays.
VA Pittsburgh to open Integrative Oncology Clinic
Integrative oncology combines complementary practices like yoga and acupuncture with conventional cancer care. A primary goal is to help prevent or lessen side effects from chemotherapy and surgery.
Expanding cancer clinical trial access at VA
Cancer clinical trials are research studies that explore new ways to treat cancer and improve quality of life for patients.
Be involved in your health care: blood sugars
Be involved in your health care. Play an active role when you visit your health care team. To get the most out of your visit, plan the questions you want to ask and the things you want to discuss.
Stronger on the other side: Post-traumatic growth
These Veterans developed PTSD from their military experiences. But they also share something extraordinary: They’ve come out the other side with a renewed sense of life and purpose.
Live Whole Health #80: Relaxation practice
Did you ever think that relaxation would take practice? When we were young it was easy to relax: We simply rested our bodies and minds when we were tired. How did our adult minds get so busy and filled with thoughts that make taking those important breaks so hard to do? This relaxation practice can help.
Moving the body and calming the mind
Army Veteran Larry Reese has gained a better understanding of his pain and overall health through Whole Health services including the THRIVE Program, the Mind Body Medicine Skills Group.
Faces of InnoVAtion: Chris Slatore
Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working save Veteran lives through innovation.
Reminding maternity Veterans they are not alone
Gulf Coast VA’s Women Veterans Program hosted drive-thru baby showers at community-based outpatient clinics for currently pregnant women Veterans or those who have delivered in the past year.
VA Tribal Veteran outreach throughout Indian country
A 2021 Summer Tribal Women Virtual Veteran series focused on indigenous women Veterans, domestic violence issues and a discussion on “Marrying military and traditional culture.”
Tips for caregivers: How to safely move your loved one
Caregivers are responsible for their loved one’s mobility. Here are important factors for caregivers when determining whether to move or transfer their loved one from one position to another.
Fresh Focus S6 #34: Caregiver Support Program
During a nutrition assessment, your registered dietitian nutritionist will ask your Veteran a lot of questions, but also to you, the caregiver. Being a caregiver comes with a unique set of challenges and the Caregiver Support Program can help.
Purposeful Parenting: What can you accomplish?
July is Purposeful Parenting Month. As a parent, you're not alone: VA has parenting resources to help you become the best parent you can be.
