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At VA, colleagues support each other in times of mental health stress.

How VA encourages providers to care for their own mental health

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 4:00 pmJuly 16, 2020 Posted in ChooseVA, Employment, VA Careers by VA Careers 1 comment 1k views

VA helps employees, especially frontline health care providers, focus on their mental health during this …

Army Veteran Tu Lam is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Tu Lam

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:30 amJuly 9, 2020 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 2k views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tu Lam, a Special Forces soldier who inspired the character Ronin …

Medical nurse consulting with general practitioner via video call and recommending tablets to senior patient

Connected Care a boon for Veterans during pandemic

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:50 amJuly 17, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Inside Veterans Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 15 comments 7k views

Veterans are increasingly using VA technologies like My HealtheVet, VA’s online health portal, and VA …

Fresh Focus #2: Healthy Plate Method – Fill Your Plate with Color

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:00 amJuly 15, 2020 Posted in Health, Nutrition by VAntage Point Contributor 5 comments 2k views

In this episode of Fresh Focus, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Lauren Hocking encourages you to fill up …