Your Mental Health is Our Concern VA hospitals and clinics in Florida, South Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have a myriad of programs and services to help Veterans in emotional crisis.
What We’re Doing About Noise VA hospitals in VISN 8 have undertaken campaigns to significantly reduce noise on in-patient units.
Why Should You Be Tobacco Free? Quitting smoking is the single most important thing you can do to improve and protect your health.
Health Information @ Your VA Library Did you know you have a library at the hospital? Come in to the Patients’ Library at your next visit, and check out all the great resources that are here just for you!
Managing Your Stress Pay attention to stress by using tools that help you manage and reduce it.
Stroke Awareness The first Stroke Awareness Event was held at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital on May 24.
Salute To Colors! Grocery Store Tour You are in a hurry to get home. Then you remember you need to stop at the supermarket to pick up a few things for dinner. You’re hungry and everything in the store looks delicious. You recall the dietitian told you to make smart food choices. But... "What was it I was supposed to remember?"
Veterans: Do You Have High Blood Pressure? High Blood Pressure increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, leading causes of death in the United States. Vets should get their blood pressure checked regularly.
Taking it off...Keeping it Off How much weight would you like to lose? Veteran Joe went from 230 pounds to 168 pounds. And keeping it off with VA’s MOVE! program. You can too! Call your VA Medical Center now.
VA Nursing Service: Excellence in Patient-Driven Care VA Nursing: a dynamic group of respected, compassionate professionals. This is National Nurses Week when we salute nurses who are essential for quality healthcare for our Vets.
Returning Service Members The yellow ribbon on the home page of every VA Medical Center is the gateway to the health and many other benefits OEF/OIF Veterans have earned.
Mental and Physical Health - A Critical Connection Mental health and physical health problems are interrelated components of overall health and are best treated in a coordinated care system. Learn more during Mental Health Month.
Caring for Veterans through Discovery & Collaboration VA Research Week: A look at the role of VA researchers in providing high quality care for Veterans. Learn about the impact of research on treating disease and disability.
Helping Vets Find a Job VA Medical Centers across the country are holding Job Fairs to help Vets meet prospective employers and assisting them with interviewing skills and resume building.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month About one in five women and one in a hundred men seen in VA medical facilities report that they experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
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