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Emotional and Mental Health Recovery at SAVAHCS- The focus on Recovery in mental health and substance disorders represents a movement away from focusing on illness, symptoms and deficits. Recovery focuses on strengths, wellness and health.
Veteran Centered Community Based Care in Yuma, Arizona- Yuma clinic provides services that Veterans want and need in their local community setting. Until recently, Veterans who live in and visit Yuma were served in a small VA community based outpatient clinic.
Services Offered at the Community Living Center- The VA offers a wide range of programs for Veterans who may need some form of long-term care either on a temporary or permanent basis that include nursing homes and residential accommodations home and community based services. Residential Care and Nursing Home: Community Living Centers (CLC) (formerly VA Nursing Homes) are located within the VA facility and provides specialty care to Veterans through programs such as Rehabilitation, Geropsychiatric, Interim, Hospice/Palliative and Respite Care in “home-like” environment with activities for Veterans. Community Nursing Homes are where Veterans can live full time and receive skilled nursing care operating under a VA contract.
Volunteers Make a Difference- In fiscal year 2012, one thousand three hundred and ninety volunteers donated more than one hundred and sixty thousand hours of their time and talent to serving Veterans at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS). They provided staffing support for more than 50 SAVAHCS hospital programs. Volunteers make a tremendous difference in the lives of our patients, their families and our staff.
Making and Keeping “SMART” Resolutions for 2013- It’s the time of year we make resolutions to change or improve our lives. But, all too often, by the end of January our resolution has been forgotten or discarded. This year keep your resolution by setting realistic goals. Using SMART goals to make your healthy resolutions can help you to succeed. This year, try designing a series of small, simple and achievable goals that you can focus on over the course of 2013.
SAVAHCS Volunteers Make A Difference- Volunteers at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) have made serving others a top priority for many years, having tremendous affect on the lives of our patients, their families and our staff. We would like to share some specific examples of how in 2011, SAVAHCS volunteers and donors made a difference.
Strive for a Healthy Weight- You’ve heard it now for years – strive for a healthy weight. What does that mean and how can you achieve it? A healthy weight is one that helps to protect you from developing many chronic diseases, decreases wear and tear on your joints, and keeps you breathing and moving as well as you can.
Controlling the Flu Bug…. Tips for a Healthier “YOU”!- The flu bug season is upon us and is in many ways as unpredictable as those annoying ant hills that pop up in your yard. Prevention before you get sick is key!
From the Veterans Health Administration
Memorial Day - When America Remembers- Memorial Day — a time for the nation to pause and remember the service of deceased Veterans and military members who died on active duty, a time when Americans honor the fallen.
VA Launches Hotline for Women Veterans- The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new hotline to respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans.
VA Medical Centers Named for Presidents- Can you name the three VA medical centers named for United States presidents? Here’s a story on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, New York.
Research Today Means Healthier Tomorrow- May 13-17 is National VA Research Week with the theme “VA Research Inspires.” VA Research has been part of advances in treating heart disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury and mental health disorders.
PTSD Help: With You When You Need It Most- VA is making it possible for Veterans to access PTSD information in mobile friendly formats. Check out the mobile self-help apps and “treatment companion” apps. Find “Where to Get Help for PTSD.”
VA Nurses: Quality and Innovation in Patient Care- VA salutes our 80,000 nurses during National Nurses Week…and every week. Every day, VA’s nurses provide state-of-the-art, cost-effective nursing care to America’s Veterans and their families.
Stress? Problems? Here is Free Online Help!- Moving Forward is an online program that helps overcome life’s challenges. Designed specifically for Veterans and Military Service Members, but can anyone can use it to make problems more manageable.
An Easier-to-Understand Billing Statement- VA, with help from Veterans, has created a more patient-friendly statement that is easier to understand. The improved statement has a concise layout and several new features that Veterans wanted.
Two Volunteers at Erie VA Team Up to Save a Veteran's Life- When a Veteran’s life hung in the balance, two volunteers worked together calmly and efficiently to render aid. Their efforts may have made the difference between life and death.
PTSD Study: Men Versus Women- In an effort to develop PTSD treatments that are geared more precisely to the unique needs of men and women, VA researchers have begun to investigate how men and women learn to fear.
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