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  • Veteran parents welcomed at drive-through baby shower

    Veteran parents welcomed at drive-through baby shower

    The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System hosted their third annual baby shower, this year as a drive-through event. Staff, volunteers and families were near tears. A special gift from their VA family.

  • VHA Innovators Network Innovator of the Month: Larry Hillson

    VHA Innovators Network Innovator of the Month: Larry Hillson

    Larry Hillson, VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System’s Environmental Management Services (EMS) chief, is VHA's Innovator of the Month.

  • The safest place for homeless Veterans? VA housing programs

    The safest place for homeless Veterans? VA housing programs

    VA’s “Getting Veterans Off the Streets” events provide same-day housing and supportive services for thousands of homeless Veterans across the US.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Air Corps & Air Force Veteran John Harold Pease

    Honoring Veterans: Army Air Corps & Air Force Veteran John Harold Pease

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran John Harold Pease, who served as a fighter pilot in the Bomber Republic P-47 Thunderbolt during World War II.

  • Long-term care facilities enhance lives of Veterans

    Long-term care facilities enhance lives of Veterans

    As Veterans age they may need additional care and VA is fully equipped with long-term care facilities to meet their needs.

  • Veteran and VA provider and the future of virtual reality

    Veteran and VA provider and the future of virtual reality

    Barry Peterson shares his experience as a VA virtual reality provider and user and how it helps him connect with other Veterans.

  • SAFE-Watch: A suicide prevention safety net

    SAFE-Watch: A suicide prevention safety net

    SAFE-Watch identifies at-risk Veterans who require suicide evaluation completion, creating alerts and reports for care providers.

  • Using street outreach to help Veterans experiencing homelessness

    Using street outreach to help Veterans experiencing homelessness

    Palo Alto VA’s street outreach team is comprised of previously homeless Veterans who now work to support Veterans experiencing homelessness.

  • Go west: Job opportunities await on the West Coast with VA

    Go west: Job opportunities await on the West Coast with VA

    Along the West Coast, talented individuals like you are in high demand. Learn more about what a VA career has to offer.

  • Air Force Veteran a leader in VA research on traumatic brain injury

    Air Force Veteran a leader in VA research on traumatic brain injury

    I have had a series of mentors over the years. Air Force Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, took me on my first flight in an F100F fighter in 1958. Air Force Colonel Henry Godman, a pilot in the first full squadron to fly the B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II and later the head of Strategic Air Command, taught me to fly a propeller AC.

  • Vietnam Veteran, 77, gets back in shape with VA Move! Whole Health coach

    Vietnam Veteran, 77, gets back in shape with VA Move! Whole Health coach

    Keith Ching wants to live a healthy long life with his family. He’s on his way with a Whole Health Coach Move! weight management program.

  • Innovation Revolutionary: Using virtual reality to empower employees

    Innovation Revolutionary: Using virtual reality to empower employees

    Innovation Revolutionary uses virtual reality to boost practitioners and Veterans’ morale, creating connection between patient and provider.

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Last updated September 9, 2020

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