Yearly Archives: 2024

American Corporate Partners

Get free assistance from an American Corporate Partners’ career mentor

VA News – In 2023, a record number of post-9/11 Veterans found new positions, got promoted, and grew their civilian network with the American Corporate Partner (ACP) Mentor’s free assistance. ACP will hand-pick a Mentor based on your career interests and professional history, creating a tailored action plan for the mentorship and help guide you through the mentorship experience to ensure success. Whether you are actively searching for a new career

low vision month

Empowering Veterans with Low Vision and Blindness

DigitalVA – More than one million Veterans navigate the world with low vision or blindness, and the VA actively seeks and implements cutting-edge assistive technology to help Veterans with low vision and blindness reclaim their independence and thrive. Remarkable advancements have reshaped the accessibility landscape and VA apps are evolving to offer intuitive audio interfaces. These improvements paint a picture of a future where technology serves as a bridge, not a

traveling

Manage your VA care while traveling

VA News – Travel planning can feel overwhelming, especially if you have complex health needs. Whether you’re traveling in-state or out of the country, My HealtheVet, VA’s online patient portal, makes it easy to manage your health care. VA highly recommends that you notify your health care team four to six weeks before travel, particularly if you need medication refills or regular medical appointments.

colonoscopy

VA encourages Veterans to get a colonoscopy

VA News – Colorectal cancer is one of the leading cancer killers, and it often has no symptoms. That is why getting screened regularly for colorectal cancer is so important, because it really prevents and decreases mortality. Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association and a Navy Veteran, just turned 45 and did what we should all do at that age: Get a colonoscopy. “I don’t know if looking

Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC)

VET TEC pilot program concludes this April

VA News – VA’s Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC), an innovative program to pair Veterans and transitioning service members with high-technology programs, is coming to an end this April. Over the five-year program, more than 14,000 VET TEC beneficiaries completed this pilot program which provided opportunities for Veterans to obtain the technology skills sought by today’s top employers, with an average starting annual salary of $65,000. Individuals with questions

together we served

A faster method to find former service friends

Together We Served – Using hand-built databases that contain hundreds of U.S. military units, ships, squadrons and bases going back to WWII, Together We Served’s new Buddy Finder was created specifically to help Veterans find those they served with. Once registered, Veterans will be presented with the complete list of all other TWS Members who served in their units at the same time, providing a comprehensive list of Members they can

6 pillars of healthy lifetyle

The six pillars of lifestyle and performance

Military Health System – The six pillars of lifestyle and performance medicine provide a framework that can be personalized to individual health challenges, and these best practices continue to spread throughout care in the Military Health System. The practice of lifestyle and performance medicine offers ways to be healthier by enhancing a multitude of areas of your life through six key pillars, helping you live longer with fewer chronic diseases, feel

military children

Army recognizes importance of Month of the Military Child

U.S. Army – According to the Department of Defense, the average child in a military family will move 6-9 times during a school career from K-12, 3x more than non-military families. Given a loving home with healthy coping skills, military kids are often resilient in the face of frequent deployments, moves and life changes. The DOD provides the nation’s largest employer-sponsored childcare system, serving approximately 180,000 children ranging in age from

understanding eating disorders

Struggling with unhealthy eating patterns?

VA News – As a woman Veteran you may be at an increased risk of eating disorders, from unpredictable eating schedules and meals eaten quickly to trauma and the pressure to ‘make weight.’ You cannot tell if someone has an eating disorder just by the way they look and eating disorders can affect people of any age, shape, size, race, ethnicity or gender. Check out VA’s Whole Health resources to help

homeless veteran

Veteran Homelessness | The Bottom Line Up Front

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs – Ending Veteran homelessness is a top priority of VA and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 46,552 homeless Veterans in 2023, ensuring that 95.9% of Veterans housed have remained in housing. .youtube { overflow:hidden; padding-bottom:60%; position:relative; height:0; } .youtube iframe { left:0; top:0; height:100%; width:100%;