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Female Marine Corps platoon stand at attention

Women’s History Month at VA: Paving the Way Forward

Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 9:50 amMarch 11, 2020 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 2k views

Every VA medical center has a female Women Veterans Program Manager ready to help women Veterans access …

Marien's standing at attention

“Eat it or starve:” food causes stress for women Veterans

Posted on Thursday, August 1, 2019 10:00 amJuly 31, 2019 Posted in Health, Women Veterans by Mike Richman 5k views

A VA study found that some Women Veterans had developed unhealthy eating habits such as binging, eating …

Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus Christi area participated in VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System’s (VCB) 2019 Women Veteran’s Portrait Project, which is designed to recognize the service of Women Veterans from the local community during Women’s History Month, a nation-wide observance that takes place in March. (VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA honors Women Veterans with portrait project

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:06 amMarch 21, 2019 Posted in Honoring Vets, Vets Experience, Women Veterans by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 573 views

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Twenty-two Women Veterans from the Corpus Christi area participated in VA …

Woman receiving a mammograms

VA Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 10:00 amOctober 24, 2018 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health, Women Veterans by VAntage Point Contributor 588 views

Because it is estimated that approximately 12 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some …

Help VA reach out to women Veterans in the Houston area.

Help women Veterans in Houston rebuild their lives

Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 9:56 amOctober 11, 2017 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 163 views

Texas has the highest population of women Veterans in the nation, and Houston has the second largest of any …

This Breast Cancer Awareness month, VA encourages women to begin annual mammograms by age 45.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:22 pmOctober 4, 2017 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 241 views

This month, VA would like to raise awareness of breast cancer and emphasize the importance of early …

At VA, we appreciate our women Veterans and their pursuit of a healthy lifestyle.

Celebrate National Women’s Health and Fitness Day

Posted on Monday, September 18, 2017 3:36 pmSeptember 18, 2017 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 150 views

On Wednesday, September 27th, the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC) will hold its National Women’s …

Women Veterans honored at Capitol

First Lady Honors Female Veterans

Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:29 amMarch 31, 2016 Posted in VA Careers by Darren Sherrard 70 views

First Lady Michelle Obama recently honored female Veterans at a Women’s History Month reception at the …