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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath

    #VeteranOfTheDay Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Women’s Army Corps Veteran Helen Horvath. Helen served during World War II from 1943 to 1946.

  • From motor pool to national art festival: First sergeant creates award-winning artwork

    From motor pool to national art festival: First sergeant creates award-winning artwork

    His sculpture, Beat,depicts a human heart molded out of discarded orange medicine bottles that beat with pulsating light, the piece cautions about the potential overuse of prescription medicine.

  • VA’s 2018 National Creative Arts Festival

    VA’s 2018 National Creative Arts Festival

    Every year more than a hundred Veterans share their creative expressions in VA’s national arts festival. Lots of fun and camaraderie but it’s really all about rehabilitation through recreation therapy.

  • As a VA psychiatrist, you can positively impact Veterans lives

    As a VA psychiatrist, you can positively impact Veterans lives

    Improving the lives of Veterans with mental health issues is [...]

  • A Veteran’s story about the VA program that saved his life

    A Veteran’s story about the VA program that saved his life

    October is National Disability Employment Month. Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) is a Veterans Health Administration clinical vocational rehabilitation program offered at every VA medical center. The mission of CWT services is to provide support to Veterans living with mental illness or physical impairment with barriers to employment to secure and maintain community based competitive employment.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Alice Evamae Ewing Phillips

    #VeteranOfTheDay Alice Evamae Ewing Phillips

    Women’s Army Corps Veteran Alice Evamae Ewing Phillips served during World War II in the medical field.

  • Heather Frank – One of VA’s Top Nurses

    Heather Frank – One of VA’s Top Nurses

    VA has an exceptionally talented team of outstanding employees. We [...]

  • Iowa Vet Says ‘Chalk One Up for VA Health Care’

    Iowa Vet Says ‘Chalk One Up for VA Health Care’

    When 71-year-old Army Veteran Bill Haglund went to the VA [...]

  • Iowa mobile clinic ready to roll

    Iowa mobile clinic ready to roll

    New clinic has two exam rooms, a space for lab draws and a wheelchair lift.

  • PACT PT: Improving Veteran access to same-day physical therapy

    PACT PT: Improving Veteran access to same-day physical therapy

    Extending physical therapy in more VA facilities reduces wait times and increases Veteran care and quality of life.

  • Chiropractic residencies enhance rural Veteran care

    Chiropractic residencies enhance rural Veteran care

    Air Force Veteran used to travel more than two hours to VA. That has changed thanks to chiropractic care at the Fort Dodge Clinic in Iowa.

  • Virtual-world treatments create improvements in patient care

    Virtual-world treatments create improvements in patient care

    VA is a recognized leader in the research and treatment of PTSD. Virtual reality is being incorporated into prolonged exposure therapy.

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