Skin In The Game
The Twin Towers descended to earth in a cascade of dust, metal and mangled bodies hours before I knew we had been attacked. I was a junior in high school on September 11, and on that morning I played hooky …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Easter Seals to Provide Support for Caregivers
Easter Seals President and Chief Executive Officer
Easter Seals will work with VA to provide a Program of Comprehensive Support throughout the country to family caregivers of Veterans.
Advocating for Survivors of America’s Veterans
Director of VA’s Office of Survivors Assistance; U.S. Army Veteran
For everyone, the death of a loved one is a life changing event. VA is here to assist survivors in making the necessary transition with benefits assistance, counseling and support during the weeks, months and years ahead.
America’s Heroes: Caregivers Get More Support
More than two million servicemembers have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. Over 40,000 have been injured, including 5,500 with severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Family Caregivers are the lifeline, allowing Vets with TBI and other injuries to not only reintegrate back …
Mothers Who Served, World War II – Present
In honor of Mother’s Day, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is celebrating the women who have served our country and taken on one of the greatest roles in life: motherhood. In doing so, we reached out to mom Veterans …
Service to America: VA Nominees
Public Service Recognition Week isn’t a celebration that gets a whole lot of play outside of the little bubble of Washington, DC–in fact, even having lived here for awhile now, I’d never heard of it. So when I saw that …
What Should You Consider When Choosing a School?
Director of VA’s Education Service; U.S. Navy Veteran
In an earlier post, I wrote about what to consider when thinking about your career path. Now it’s time to figure out what school will help put you on that path.
Personalized Medicine and the Million Veteran Program
Director, Office of Clinical Science Research and Development
Imagine your next visit to the doctor’s. After reviewing your health history and your VA electronic medical record, she says: “Your blood pressure medicine isn’t working quite as well as I would like, but I know what will work for you!” How can she be so certain?
Family Caregivers to Get More VA Support
When a Veteran is seriously injured in combat, family members sometimes have no choice but to give up their careers to provide care full-time. To assist, VA is now offering new programs for the families of eligible post-9/11 Veterans. To …
VA Enhances Support of Family Caregivers
VA Chief Consultant, Care Management and Social Work Service
Today, we at VA are posting the interim final rule that will allow us to roll out enhanced services, including a monetary stipend, health insurance, expanded training and other support services to a whole new category of people serving our Nation.
