Vietnam Veteran and hospital volunteer John Ziegler, 74, is one of a handful of Milwaukee residents featured in a multimedia outreach campaign designed to reach people reluctant to get the vaccine.
For Mental Health Month in May, VA encourages Veterans to take at least One Step Today from a list of 10 suggestions that have helped improve the well-being of many other Veterans.
When it comes to yoga, we hear these often: “I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible,” or “I don’t know what all the fuss is about yoga,” or “My daughter does yoga, but she’s young and fit,” and “You won’t catch me in yoga pants!” But what about chair yoga?
VA Audiology’s role in life-altering services and programs. Marking Better Hearing & Speech Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders with the theme "Building Connections."
Despite the pandemic, Gulf Coast VA Voluntary Services have remained consistent. While volunteers were unable to volunteer in person, they continued to donate.
Group therapy is conducted with mutual support of one’s peers. Veterans strapped on harnesses and climbing shoes at the Red Rock Climbing Center to face obstacles and reach new heights.
A common theme that pops up in our My Life, My Story stories is perseverance. Anyone who lives a long life will, of course, go through hard times at some point. But for many of the combat Veterans we've interviewed, hard times are thrust upon them at an early age. That was the case for "Hank," whose story we hear in this episode.
Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working to break health care boundaries to improve Veteran care.
VA Pittsburgh staff are working to reach more Veterans using mobile mental health apps. Project seeks to increase Veterans’ access to mobile apps to improve mental health coping and reduce suicide risk.
The VA partnership with American Kidney Fund adds to existing VA programs and services that support Veterans through early identification of kidney disease and referral for appropriate treatment.
VA is committed to supporting Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma. The new, free Beyond MST mobile app is designed specifically to support MST survivors’ healing and recovery.
Can I get COVID-19 from the vaccination? Does the COVID-19 vaccine affect my DNA? Find the answer to these and other questions in the latest edition of You Asked, We Answered.