Category: VA

If your doctor says you need move more or de-stress, consider trying Tai Chi and this 7-posture series. It very well may help. The post Live Whole Health #111: Tai Chi and the 7-posture series appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

A Marine Corps Veteran offers tribute to his grandmother, Sylvia Benton, of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The post My grandmother, Sylvia Benton, and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Study finds that Veterans who were rushed by ambulance to a VA hospital, versus a non-VA hospital, had lower mortality rates. The post Study shows survival advantage for Veterans who receive VA emergency care appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Your Commissary challenges Veterans to supercharge nutrition in March. March is National Nutrition Month. Are you up for the challenge? The post Your Commissary challenges Veterans for National Nutrition Month appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

VA’s Kidney Medicine Program requires all VA labs to use race-free formula to determine kidney health to improve the health of all Veterans. The post VA adopts race-free test to determine kidney health appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

I have had a series of mentors over the years. Air Force Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, took me on my first flight in an F100F fighter in 1958. Air Force Colonel Henry Godman, a pilot in the first full squadron to fly the…

Nurses are needed to fill critical roles in Veteran care at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The post Nurses needed to fill critical roles in Veteran care at Clarksburg VA appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VA Careers

Navy Veteran Eddie Cerda was in the stands at Super Bowl LVI thanks to the nonprofit Vet Tix, which provides free event tickets to Veterans. The post Veteran wins Super Bowl tickets thanks to Vet Tix appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: Gary Kunich

This week’s Borne the Battle – a benefits breakdown – features the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). They are an internal accountability office that protects and advocates for Veteran-owned businesses. They also work to ensure that Veteran entrepreneurs can compete and be selected for a fair amount of contract opportunities. The post Borne the Battle…

Keith Ching wants to live a healthy long life with his family. He’s on his way with a Whole Health Coach Move! weight management program. The post Vietnam Veteran, 77, gets back in shape with VA Move! Whole Health coach appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Wesley A. Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Wesley A. Brown appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rob McSorley, a Ranger who was killed in action during the Vietnam War. The post #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Rob McSorley appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor