VA’s Million Veteran Program is one of the largest genetics research programs in the world. In a new video, Women Veterans invite women to enroll to make the future of medicine better for women.
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System recognized our Women’s Health Clinic and expecting mothers with a baby shower. Local Elk's Post 155 donated $10,500 to the Women's Health Clinic.
The pandemic has changed how we work and has its drawbacks. Women bear primary responsibility for running their household and managing childcare, schooling and household upkeep, along with their jobs.
Women Veterans have access to gender-specific resources from VA, including helping them achieve housing stability and security, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. The Center for Women Veterans and VA’s Homeless Programs Office wrapped up Women’s History Month with a Facebook Live event showcasing VA programs for Veterans facing housing crises, including women Veterans.
VA is rolling out a new campaign at VA health care facilities to remind everyone – patients, providers and staff – that VA has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to harassment.
VA encourages women Veterans who became overdue for screenings like mammograms, pap smears, colonoscopies, or any other preventative testing, to get those scheduled or rescheduled as soon as possible.
Women Veterans more than twice as likely to die by suicide compared to non-Veteran women. It’s more important than ever that providers talk with women Veterans and understand their unique suicide risks.
Celebrating Black Veteran Mothers: Black Maternal Health Week. Black women more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes. VA covers full maternity care from the first positive pregnancy test.
During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, VA is emphasizing its ongoing work to ensure that Veterans and their partners who are experiencing or engaging in IPV are provided with the necessary resources and services through VA’s Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) and other programs.
Women surgeons make up 22 percent of all Denver VA surgeons, collectively providing care across 10 specialties for almost everything a Veteran patient would need from head to toe.
The National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) hosted an hourlong listening session earlier this month. In attendance were 12 women serving as state directors, commissioners or executives, the highest number in the organization’s history.
I felt great pride when Secretary McDonough swore me in as VA chief of staff during this year’s Women’s History Month.