Category: VA

VA’s 12-month nursing residency program is designed to help new graduate RNs transition from the classroom to practice. Apply today! The post Apply today: nursing residency program appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VA Careers

Cancer prevention starts with healthy living, including eating healthy, maintaining a healthy weight, and reducing your overall stress. The post Cancer Prevention and Veterans: Lower Your Cancer Risk Today appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: Matthew Razak

Key accomplishments from the first year of the Isakson-Roe Act include expanded benefits and burial needs of Veterans and their families. The post One year after enactment: Isakson-Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

A large mural dedicated to Veterans was unveiled during National Salute Week at the Richmond, Virginia, VA. “I wanted a sense of optimism.” The post Mural dedicated to Veterans unveiled for National Salute Week appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Hear from Veterans who know Vet Centers – storefront centers staffed by combat Veterans understand what it’s like to transition. The post Why I get my health care at VA: Veterans speak on Vet Centers appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Initially, I served with the United States Army Reserve in St. Cloud, Minnesota. I was a technical engineer, which means that I learned how to do so soils testing, drafting, and surveying. (I think it’s funny that I now work on a totally different kind of survey as a researcher.) The post Army Veteran a…

The Veterans Health Equity: Leave No Veteran Behind podcast turns a page on LGBTQ+ Veteran health. The post Health Equity Podcast Episode 8 – LGBTQ+ Veteran health appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

VA Privacy Service is Celebrating 20 Years of Service. Join the Privacy in Action Speaker Series Event, ‘Artificial Intelligence: How Algorithms Improve Veterans Lives,’ on Wednesday, February 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. The post Join “Artificial Intelligence: How Algorithms Improve Veteran Lives,” on February 16 appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

In late 2017, VA began a multi-year effort to revise and update the VASRD, or VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities. The VASRD’s 15 body systems had seen periodic rating criteria updates, but this continuing effort reflects the first comprehensive review since 1945. Today, VA announced its eighth update: respiratory, auditory, and mental disorders body systems. The post…

This Talking Later podcast is about late-life PTSD and resilience, connection and making meaning. Hear Veterans share how they coped. The post Hear Veterans’ stories of late-life PTSD appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Heart Health Awareness Month falls in February and is a great time to learn more about heart health. VA and the American Heart Association (AHA) want you to be aware of five important heart health numbers because they help providers determine your risk for developing cardiovascular disease. The post Live Whole Health #110: Chair Yoga for…

Veterans and their spouses are eligible for free training programs offered by NPower.  The post Free training programs offer Veterans, military spouses path to tech careers appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor