The Des Moines Homeless Veterans Stand Down served 867 people, including 441 Veterans, 473 non-Veterans and 53 children. Unique to the huge annual event: It is open to all members of the community.
All Veterans can help prevent Veteran suicides. You don’t need to be a mental health expert. Veteran peer support helps fellow Veterans feel less alone. You just need to Be There!
It’s called Harmonicas for Health and it’s helping Veterans breathe easier. The type of breathing used to play the harmonica is similar to the breathing exercises used in therapy for COPD.
The success of VA’s new Community Care program is contributing […]
VA nurse Carlotta Ransom and her co-workers put together a funeral for a Veteran with no local family. Patriot Guard Rider Veterans joined her at the service for their “Veteran brother.”
The role of innovation is to make change real, personal, and accessible to Veterans wherever they live or receive care. It’s also a major goal of the October 22 and 23 VHA Innovation Experience (iEx). Participants will see and experience for themselves how innovation is reaching Veterans and changing their lives.
Your health information will be shared with your doctors unless you complete a form stating you do NOT want your information shared. Sharing improves safety and continuity of care.
Juggling the demands of school, work and life can take […]
Patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors, vendors and employees will begin to see a smoke-free policy at VA health care facilities starting Oct. 1.
Army Veteran Candice Caesar was paralyzed in an accident in Germany in 1999. When the doctors said they didn’t think she would walk again, she started planning a marathon. And she made it happen.
Diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, a Gulf War Veteran was treated with a light-emitting diode (LED) therapy program. The results, in his words, were, “Amazing. I have the energy to go do things.”
During his regular appointment, a Veteran told a staff member about his plans to end his life. They immediately contacted his treatment team who provided treatment and saved his life.