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IT’S OCTOBER TWENTY-NINTH, TWENTY TWENTY-ONE AND HERE’S THE TOP FIVE STORIES IN VEE-A THIS WEEK.
VA IS OPEN FOR CANCER SCREENING. IF YOU’VE PUT YOURS OFF DUE TO RESTRICTIONS AND COVID-19, NOW IS THE TIME TO SCHEDULE YOUR SCREENING, WHICH CAN CATCH CANCER IN AN EARLIER STAGE BEFORE YOU NOTICE SYMPTOMS, IMPROVING THE CHANCE TREATMENT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. VA RECOMMENDS ROUTINE SCREENINGS FOR FOUR CANCERS: LUNG, COLON AND RECTAL, BREAST AND CERVICAL. SCHEDULE YOUR ROUTINE SCREENING OR PRIMARY CARE APPOINTMENTS BY CALLING YOUR VA CLINIC OR SENDING A SECURE MESSAGE THROUGH YOUR MY HEALTHEVET ACCOUNT.
VA HAS EXTENDED THE PRESUMPTIVE PERIOD TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, 2026 FOR QUALIFYING CHRONIC DISABILITIES RATED 10 PERCENT OR MORE RESULTING FROM UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESSES IN PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS TO ENSURE BENEFITS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS ARE FAIRLY ADMINISTERED. GULF WAR VETERANS CAN FIND A LIST OF CONDITIONS AND HOW TO APPLY BY VISITING VA DOT GOV AND SEARCHING GULF WAR ILLNESS.
ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OVER REQUIRE SPECIALIZED GERIATRIC CARE, USUALLY STARTING AROUND AGE 70. VA’S GERIATRIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL CENTERS HELP VETERANS BY DEVELOPING WAYS TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY AND ENGAGED WELL INTO THEIR SENIOR YEARS. ESTABLISHED IN 1975, THESE CENTERS HAVE SHAPED VA’S BEST PRACTICES FOR GERIATRIC VETERAN CARE. TODAY, 20 CENTERS ACROSS THE NATION IMPACT HOW VA:
HELPS VETERANS MANAGE DISEASES SUCH AS ALZHEIMER’S
USES TELEMEDICINE TO INCREASE VETERAN ENGAGEMENT, AND
CONDUCTS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATED TO AGING
EATING A DIET RICH IN VEGETABLES AND WHOLE FRUITS HAS COUNTLESS HEALTH BENEFITS. THESE PLANTS ARE PACKED WITH VITAMINS AND MINERALS THAT OUR BODIES NEED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE MORE COLOR YOU EAT, THE BETTER. EACH COLOR OF VEGETABLE REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT PHYTONUTRIENT. A PHYTONUTRIENT IS A BROAD TERM FOR COMPOUNDS THAT ARE PRODUCED IN PLANTS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR HEALTH. IT IS SO BENEFICIAL TO LITERALLY EAT THE RAINBOW OF COLORS AND, IN TERMS OF GARDENING, TO GROW A RAINBOW OF PRODUCE.
VA’S VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM CAN ASSIST WITH TUITION, BOOKS, SUPPLIES, A LAPTOP AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FIVE TRACKS TO HELP VETERANS DISCOVER THEIR CAREER PATHS, UNCOVER EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUCCEED AND GROW IN THEIR CHOSEN PROFESSIONS. THE FIVE PROGRAM TRACKS ARE, REEMPLOYMENT, RAPID ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT,
SELF-EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT THROUGH LONG-TERM SERVICES, SUCH AS OBTAINING TRAINING OR EDUCATION, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE STORIES AND READ MORE AT BLOGS DOT VEE-A DOT GOV.
| Date Taken: | 10.29.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 10.29.2021 10:21 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Video ID: | 819671 |
| VIRIN: | 211029-O-PH007-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_108656710 |
| Length: | 00:02:53 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Downloads: | 6 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 6 |
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