• Syracuse’s Spinal Cord Injury Center Expands Care for Injured Vets

    Syracuse’s Spinal Cord Injury Center Expands Care for Injured Vets

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

  • Mobile Vet Centers Covered Down After Tragedy in Boston

    Mobile Vet Centers Covered Down After Tragedy in Boston

    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.

  • How to Quit Smoking on World No Tobacco Day

    How to Quit Smoking on World No Tobacco Day

    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.

  • Less Drugs, More Pain Management

    Less Drugs, More Pain Management

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

  • Reaching Vets in the Golden Hour of Mental Health Injuries

    Reaching Vets in the Golden Hour of Mental Health Injuries

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

  • Where Does Nutrition Fit in Healthcare?

    Where Does Nutrition Fit in Healthcare?

    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.

  • Every Body, Every Day: How to Get Fit

    Every Body, Every Day: How to Get Fit

    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?

  • Separate System Ensures Wounded Troops Receive Disability Benefits Quickly

    Separate System Ensures Wounded Troops Receive Disability Benefits Quickly

    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.

  • MyPlate: Healthy Eating Made Easy

    MyPlate: Healthy Eating Made Easy

    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.

  • Counseling Services Deploy for Boston-Area Vets

    Counseling Services Deploy for Boston-Area Vets

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

  • My HealtheVet: Keep Track of Your Health Care

    My HealtheVet: Keep Track of Your Health Care

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

  • Get the Scoop on Whole Grains

    Get the Scoop on Whole Grains

    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.