Health

Virtual group therapy sessions help Veterans improve their mental health and well-being. Created by the VA CONNECT team, the program helps Veterans cope with the unique pandemic stressors.

Faces of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working to change and save Veteran lives through innovation.

VA is using Referral Coordination Teams to simplify the process when a Veteran’s health care provider refers them to another provider, whether in VA or in the community. “She called and made it easy.”

You may think of yoga as a practice only done by the young and flexible, but all of us can do it. After a recent knee surgery, I was unable to get around without crutches, but I was still able to do breathing practices, meditate, and even do some yoga postures in a chair.

Army Veteran Cheryl Bann has seen first-hand the joy her therapy dog, Wilson, brings to Veterans at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Learn more about what the team does through VA’s partnership with @petsforhealth.

Research has shown that those who garden seem to have lower levels of stress, lower levels of chronic inflammation, which can lower risk for heart disease and other chronic conditions.

Air Force Veteran Steven Hernandez is involved with end-of-life and palliative care for his local Veteran community. Pittsburgh’s Veteran Community Partnership serves Veterans with terminal illnesses.

Blinded Veterans Association of Louisiana/Mississippi presented Jackson VA medical center with a Bronze Raised Relief Braille Flag. It honors World War II heroes of the Blinded Veterans Association.

Marine Veteran Jessie Barnes Sr. lost his son, Army Veteran Jessie Barnes Jr. A nursing home resident, he was not able to attend the funeral so the VA staff arranged for him to attend virtually.

Follow along with Beth Blair, RDN, to see how you can set yourself up for success by being SMART with the MOVE! weight management program.

Welcome to Standing Ready: An inside look at the histories and untold stories of VA’s innovations. Join VA historian Katie Delacenserie and producer Shawn Spitler for this new series.

Iraq Army Veteran Seth Cole would prefer to be in Aspen for the Winter Clinic but plans to make the most of the virtual version this year from home. Sports are part of his rehabilitation goals.