Public Affairs & Events
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News Releases:
- VA Offers a New Tool to Help Veterans Prevent Diabetes - Oct 5, 2012
- VA Leads Nation in Breast Cancer Screening Rates - Oct 1, 2012
- VA Teams Up with American Heart Association to Raise Awareness of Heart Disease in Women - Sept 24, 2012
- VA Approves $28 Million in Grants for Homeless Veterans - Sept 19, 2012
- VA Supports Family and Friends Seeking to Encourage Vets to Get Mental Health Services - June 22, 2012
- VA to Increase Mental Health Care Access through 200,000 Telemental Health Consultations in 2012 - June 20, 2012
- VA/DoD PTSD Coach App Wins Innovation Award for Telemedicine Advancement - May 30, 2012
- Local Veterans compete in 26th National Veterans Golden Age Games - May 29, 2012
- Joint VA/DOL Program Launches to Retrain 99,000 Unemployed Veterans - May 16, 2012
- VA Adding Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors to Workforce - April 24, 2012
- VA to Increase Mental Health Staff by 1,900 - April 19, 2012
- Women Veterans: Make Your Own History VA Celebrates Women’s History Month - March 8, 2012
- VA Introduces Text Messaging to Expand Efforts to Prevent Suicide - February 15, 2012
- VA Budget Request Tops $140 Billion for Veterans Programs - February 13, 2012
- Veterans and Beneficiaries Receive 2012 Cost of Living Adjustment - January 24, 2012
- New Online Tools for Veteran Job-Seekers - Secure Access to Military Records, Skill "Translators" - December 7, 2011
- VA Announces 89 Percent On-Time Delivery of IT Projects - Program Management Accountability System Drives Timely Delivery - November 15, 2011
- VA Names Members of National Academic Affiliations Council - Panel to Help Guide Improvements in Academic Partnerships - November 14, 2011
- VA Executive Honored with Spirit of Leadership Award - November 8, 2011
- VA Announces Industry Innovation Competition Winners - Projects Tap Technologies to Advance Care, Benefits for Veterans - November 4, 2011
- VA's Veteran Canteen Service Helping Homeless Veterans - Free Meal Available at Medical Center Cafeterias to Eligible Veterans - November 1, 2011
- VA/DoD PTSD Coach App Wins FCC Award - October 28, 2011
- VA Updates Information Sharing Rule with DOD - Federal Rule Change Enhances Collaboration and Preserves Patient Privacy - October 26, 2011
- VA Announces PSA About Women Veterans - Nationwide Release Encourages Public to Join VA Culture Change - October 13, 2011
- VA to Build Polytrauma-Blind Rehabilitation Center in Palo Alto - $98.8 Million Contract Awarded - October 11, 2011
- VA Approves $142 Million for Fresno, Redding Veterans Homes - New California Facilities Will Have 450 Beds - October 4, 2011
- Computers Reading Doctors' Notes? - VA Study Finds Significant Benefits to Patients - September 20, 2011
- Retroactive Traumatic Injury Benefits No Longer Just For OEF/OIF Injuries - September 16, 2011
- VA Announces Expansion of Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record - September 8, 2011
- VA Posts Online List of Ships Associated with Presumptive Agent Orange Exposure - September 2, 2011
- VA Launches Open Source Custodian - August 30, 2011
- VA Publishes Social Media Policy - August 16, 2011
- VA Announces Locations of Community Clinics in San Joaquin and Alameda Counties - July 28, 2011
- VA Launches Childcare Pilot - July 16, 2011
- HUD, VA Grants Going to Northern California Public Housing Agencies - July 15, 2011
- VA Awards 14 Major Technology Contracts, Setting the Stage for Long-term IT Solutions to Serve Veterans - July 1, 2011
- VA Begins Implementation of Open Source Program - June 30, 2011
- Some Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Have Hidden Eye Injuries - June 3, 2011
- Local Veterans compete in 25th National Veterans Golden Age Games - May 20, 2011
- VA to Take Applications for New Family Caregiver Program - May 3, 2011
- Nationwide 2K Event Will Support Homeless Veterans and Promote Employee Wellness - Apr 22, 2011
- VA Infection Control Practices Featured in New England Journal of Medicine - April 13, 2011
- VA Begins Process to Create Open Source Electronic Health Record - April 1, 2011
- Injured Marine Photographer Tells His Story - March 30, 2011
- Wounded Marine Now Healing in Palo Alto - March 29, 2011
- New Members Appointed to VA Committee on Women Veterans - March 4, 2011
- VA Completes Initial Evaluations of Technology Proposals - Feb. 17, 2011
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System Receives Top Patient Satisfaction Scores - Feb. 15, 2011
VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) recently released the results of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, scoring significantly higher than the national average for VA hospitals. - VA Adds Chat Feature to Online Application for Health Benefits - Jan. 18, 2011
- VA Posts Annual Medical Quality Report - Jan. 6, 2011
- VA Launching New Personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbook - Nov. 18, 2010
- VA Pilots Expedite Payments to Disabled Veterans - Nov. 16, 2010
- On Veterans Day, VA Secretary Shinseki Recognizes, Thanks Veterans - Nov. 11, 2010
- VA Celebrates National Family Caregiver Month - Nov. 8, 2010
- Secretary Shinseki Joins Local Congressmen to Talk with Veterans - Oct. 20, 2010
- VA Announces Expansion of VetSuccess on Campus Pilots - New Program Eases Veterans’ Transition to College Life - Oct. 5, 2010
- Secretary Shinseki Announces $41.9 Million to Help the Homeless - Oct. 1, 2010
- VA Publishes Final Regulation on “Presumptive” Illnesses for Gulf War and Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans - Sept. 28, 2010
- VA Honors Veterans on POW/MIA National Recognition Day: Special Benefits Available to Former POWs - Sept. 17, 2010
- President Obama Encourages Troops and Veterans to Claim Stop Loss Pay by October 21 - Sept. 15, 2010
- VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange - Aug. 30, 2010
- VA Research Finds Possible Link Between Head Trauma and Chronic Traumatic Encephalomyopathy - Aug. 19, 2010
- Bay Area Rehab Program Designs Workouts For Vets (KGO-TV San Francisco) - June 16, 2010
- Pilot Program cuts Post-Surgery Pneumonia at VAPAHCS - June 15, 2010
- VA Secretary Announces New Hotline for Homeless Veterans - June 3, 2010
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System Director Is Recognized by the President - June 1, 2010
- VA Announces Winners of Health Information Technology Initiative - May 28, 2010
- VAPAHCS Assistant Chief Larry Kemper recognized as Police Supervisor of the Year - April 27, 2010
- Shinseki Awards Solar Energy Projects - VA to Install Solar Panels at 18 Medical Centers - April 22, 2010
- National Day of Service and Remembrance for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism - April 19, 2010
- VA Health Information Technology Improves Quality of Health Care While Reducing Costs - April 7, 2010
- Statement from VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki regarding Health Care Reform - March 21, 2010
- VA Recognizes “Presumptive” Illnesses in Iraq, Afghanistan - March 18, 2010
- Ranks of Homeless Veterans Drop 18 Percent - March 10, 2010
- Secretary Seeks Fast Track to Process Claims - March 9, 2010
- VA Announces Simulated Training Initiative - Feb. 10, 2010
- New VA Outpatient Clinic Opens in East Bay - Feb. 10, 2010
- White House Seeks $125 Billion for Veterans in 2011 - Feb. 1, 2010
- VA Scientists Among White House Honorees - Jan. 14, 2010
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