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  • Live Whole Health #312: Pause for your whole health

    Live Whole Health #312: Pause for your whole health

    Taking care of others is what you do! But sometimes you need to take a pause to care for yourself. Take 10 for your Whole Health with this short meditation practice.

  • Break free from chewing and dipping 

    Break free from chewing and dipping 

    There are many reasons to quit during the Great American Spit Out. VA offers medication and counseling to make stopping chewing and dipping easier.

  • From uniform to unforgettable: BHM Veteran spotlights

    From uniform to unforgettable: BHM Veteran spotlights

    Throughout Black History Month, the Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) is honored to highlight the stories of Black Veterans whose commitment to community endures long after they hang up their uniforms.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on schizophrenia, burn pits and prostate cancer

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on schizophrenia, burn pits and prostate cancer

    VA Research recently published findings on the genetics behind schizophrenia, burn pit exposure and prostate cancer risk.

  • Take charge of your heart health this American Heart Month

    Take charge of your heart health this American Heart Month

    February is American Heart Month. Learn how to prevent heart disease and boost heart health through regular check-ups, healthy eating and managing risk factors.

  • Serving Veterans with severe mental health challenges

    Serving Veterans with severe mental health challenges

    Veterans with serious mental health challenges can achieve their wellness goals.

  • Kicking the habit: A smoking cessation success story

    Kicking the habit: A smoking cessation success story

    Navy Veteran Frederick Hamilton quit tobacco after years, inspired by a VA smoking cessation support group. Now tobacco-free, he feels "like a million bucks."

  • Home-based heart care helps Veteran

    Home-based heart care helps Veteran

    Army Veteran George Dale credits VA’s home-based heart care for changing the course of his life

  • Cancer care & well-being: VA empowers Veterans nationwide

    Cancer care & well-being: VA empowers Veterans nationwide

    Veterans are strongly encouraged to talk to their VA provider about the wrap-around, whole health approach to cancer care available at VA.

  • Lung cancer screening: Early detection can save your life

    Lung cancer screening: Early detection can save your life

    With just a 5-minute-long CT scan, you can detect lung cancer when it’s most treatable.

  • Stay on top of your health: Get screened for cancer

    Stay on top of your health: Get screened for cancer

    Veterans are strongly encouraged to talk to their VA provider about the need for different cancer screenings and what screening options are available.

  • VA can make it easier for you to quit smoking

    VA can make it easier for you to quit smoking

    It’s not easy to quit smoking, but every year more than 100,000 Veterans do. For the Great American Smokeout, learn how VA can help you stop too.

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Last updated April 3, 2026

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