Navy Veteran Michael Whittaker has accepted life changes and challenges living with Multiple Sclerosis MS and is making the best of every moment, with some help from VA.
Air Force Veteran had two heart attacks and quadruple bypass surgery this summer. Thanks to VA telehealth and new pilot program, he receives almost all his post-surgical care and monitoring at home.
The VHA Innovators Network (iNET) InnoVAtor of the Month for November is a recreational therapist at the Central Arkansas VA Healthcare System. Alyssa Welch is the creator of Engagement Solutions and multiple programs that support Veterans residing in Community Living Centers (CLC). Welch’s journey into innovation began with the same thought as many innovators have: There has to be a better way. After seeing bed-ridden Veterans unable to engage and build relationships with other CLC residents, Welch developed Engagement Solutions with support from iNET’s Spark-Seed-Spread Innovation Investment Program. “I realized that my country can fly astronauts to a multination RV in space, …
Read about VA’s annual suicide report which updates data from 2005 through 2018 and highlights a number of positive trends. The report enables VA to tailor suicide prevention initiatives.
