Health

Spinal cord injuries are among the most complex and lasting [...]

Chief communications officer, VA New England Healthcare System; U.S. Air Force & Coast Guard Veteran

VA deployed five mobile Vet Centers from across the region to assist Boston area Veterans as well as first responders to the bombing, providing on the ground counseling and referrals to anyone who needed it.

Management analyst, Tobacco & Health program, Veterans Health Administration

VA has partnered with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to offer SmokefreeVET, a text message program to help Veterans quit smoking. SmokefreeVET provides support, advice, and tips to help you quit smoking and stay quit.

14,800. That’s the number of people who die every year [...]

Veterans are naturally drawn to communities. We’re closer than brothers [...]

VA Nutritional Study Design (VANS-D) Project

We're seeking ways to prevent the onset of diabetes, to reverse its progress, and to one day offer Veterans hope of eliminating the disease permanently.

Dietetic Intern at the Memphis VA Medical Center

How many times in one week do we hear about exercising? Eating right? Losing weight? Keeping our heart healthy?

Director of the Office of Corporate Communications at the Veterans Benefits Administration

The backlog of disability claims for Veterans is getting a lot of media coverage, and everyone throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs, from the Secretary on down, has acknowledged that this is an urgent problem they are working to fix.

Dietetic Intern at the VA Medical Center in Memphis

MyPlate is the nutrition guide that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishes as a recommendation for Americans. As seen in the picture below, it depicts a plate with all four food groups—fruits, vegetables, grains, and protein—with a cup of dairy on the side.

As one Afghanistan Veteran put it earlier today, the Boston [...]

My HealtheVet is VA’s online personal health record, designed for [...]

Inpatient dietitian at the Memphis VA Medical Center

The most recent 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming "at least half of all grains as whole grains". The benefits associated with whole grains are numerous: cholesterol management, bowel health, reduced heart disease risk, improved blood sugar control, and more.