Category: VA

Snacks are a bridge between meals to help keep us full and energized. They also help increase our consumption of the important food groups. The post Have your snacks and protect your heart appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

Bridge My Return (BMR), the tech-enabled hiring platform for Veterans and the military community, is offering a free virtual sales boot camp. The post Free sales boot camp for Veterans, military community appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

With jobs open at VA facilities across the country, our recruiters are hard at work meeting with potential new hires, at both virtual and in-person events. We’ll be attending: AMSUS Virtual Annual Meeting on Feb. 22-25. VA Careers virtual career fair on Feb. 23. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting on March 22-26. National…

Dr. Sonya Norman, clinical psychologist, National Center for PTSD, describes PTSD, what it can look like and how recovery is possible. The post PTSD Bytes #3: What is PTSD? appeared first on VAntage Point. Author: VAntagePoint Contributor

In 1974, Gross received the prestigious Lasker Award for his discovery of what became known as the Gross mouse leukemia virus. His work in the 1950s, the Lasker Foundation said, opened the field of tumor virology in mammals and “laid the foundation for the subsequent discovery by others of cancer-inducing viruses in animals of various…

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