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  • It’s hurricane season: Add these virtual tools to your emergency plan

    It’s hurricane season: Add these virtual tools to your emergency plan

    VA Video Connect, My HealtheVet, and other virtual tools can help you access VA care in case of a hurricane or natural disaster.

  • VA virtual tools to support your mental health care

    VA virtual tools to support your mental health care

    Virtual visits through the VA Video Connect app and VA apps can help Veterans manage their PTSD, depression and other mental health issues.

  • With telehealth, Veterans can access care when and where they need it

    With telehealth, Veterans can access care when and where they need it

    Telehealth brings VA care directly to Veterans. Here are a few ways that Veterans can use telehealth to connect with their VA care teams.

  • Connected Care Help Desk hits milestone

    Connected Care Help Desk hits milestone

    VA celebrates the Office of Connected Care Help Desk achievement of providing telehealth tech support to 1 million Veterans and providers.

  • VA telehealth makes VA care accessible to women Veterans

    VA telehealth makes VA care accessible to women Veterans

    Dr. Margaret Carrico (former Army Medical Corps) provides care to Women Veterans every day via telehealth and in-person visits.

  • DAV state commander connects Veterans with VA telehealth

    DAV state commander connects Veterans with VA telehealth

    The state commander of the Oklahoma DAV eagerly tells Veterans about the services VA offers. She knows because she and her husband use them.

  • Take charge of your self-care with Annie App for Veterans

    Take charge of your self-care with Annie App for Veterans

    Register for the Annie app to receive automated text messages that empower you to play an active role in your care and achieve your health goals.

  • Post commander champions ATLAS site as the future of care

    Post commander champions ATLAS site as the future of care

    Veteran Richard Weldon, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6786, shares his experience with the ATLAS site in his community — and the impact it has had on Veterans living in Eureka, Montana.

  • Traveling eye care pilot program launches in Wyoming

    Traveling eye care pilot program launches in Wyoming

    Cheyenne VA in Wyoming has launched a pilot program to expand mobile eye care. This Technology-based Eye Care Services (TECS) program brings specialty eye care services to underserved Veterans.

  • Take charge of your health – one text at a time

    Take charge of your health – one text at a time

    VA has a way for Veterans to take charge of their health, one text message at a time. The Annie program for Veterans sends you text messages with health information and reminders.

  • VA nurse helps VA nurse through COVID-19

    VA nurse helps VA nurse through COVID-19

    After VA nurse and Army Veteran Maxine Lindsay-Shillingford was diagnosed with COVID-19, her VA telehealth nurse Joanna Sainvil helped save her as she recovered at home.

  • VA telehealth connects Vietnam Veteran to pain management resources

    VA telehealth connects Vietnam Veteran to pain management resources

    William Vaughn’s Huey helicopter was sprayed with a herbicide that packed a lifelong punch. Today, he uses telehealth on a regular basis to meet with his VA psychologist to discuss his chronic pain.

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Last updated February 8, 2026

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