It’s Time to Act! On-Time Immunization is Critical for All Adolescents
As a pediatrician and the Assistant Secretary for Health, I advocate every day to keep children healthy. Vaccination is an amazing tool to do just tha…
Month: April 2023
Bringing awareness to violence prevention to improve the safety of our communities
Public health draws on a science base that is multi-disciplinary. This allows us to gather knowledge from a broad range of disciplines including medic…
#VeteranOfTheDay Army and Air Force Veteran Paul Kerchum
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Air Force Veteran Paul Kerchum, who was one of the last survivors of the Bataan Death March.
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine and Navy Veteran Gene Tunney
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Gene Tunney, who served in both World War I and World War II.
Training Students to Teach
Imagine being a high school junior or senior interested in an education career and getting the opportunity to lead classroom activities as a student teacher.…
The Commercial Determinants of Health
In the last few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have come to appreciate the critical importance of public health. In honor of National Publ…
Innovators receive training to refine Veteran-centric solutions
VA’s Diffusion of Excellence brought together employee innovators for training, networking, and planning to grow Veteran and employee solutions.
Be Aware, Care, Push
Overdoses kill 100,000 last year. Never again. This simple inhaler in your first aid kit or medicine cabinet is soon available with out a prescription.…
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Joel Dameron
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Joel Dameron, who was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving his second tour in Iraq.
Woman donates kidney to Army Veteran at Houston VA
Amanda Houlton donated a kidney to a Veteran in honor of her late brother she lost to kidney disease.