VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

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Take control of your health and prevent a su***de crisis by checking in with your own well-being. To see if depression, stress, or something else might be affecting you, try VA’s anonymous and safe self-check quiz: vetselfcheck.org/welcome.cfm.

Food Security Resource Fair

Tue. Sep 10, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

West LA VA Medical Center
Lot 7
11301 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Sign up for SNAP benefits.
Learn about available in-home and community food services.
Experience Healthy Teaching Kitchen and Whole Health Demos.

This tiny hummingbird was spotted on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center north campus in the Domiciliary quad. Hummingbirds are known for their small size and aerial acrobatics. They have the ability to fly quickly, stop instantly, hover, and move in all directions. They can beat their wings more than 3,000 times per minute and in a figure-eight pattern.

As a group, hummingbirds are more colorful than all other bird species put together. Their feathers showcase searing magentas, shimmering purple-and-green, night-sky violets, and iridescent rainbows that even incorporate ultraviolet colors humans can’t see.

What else sets them apart from other birds? Their dazzling colors are created not by pigments but by precisely sized, perfectly arranged, microscopic bubbles in the structure of their feathers.

Keep your eyes peeled for these little creatures flying through the air the next time you visit campus!

Four Veterans from VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) joined their peers from nationwide to compete at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games on July 25-30, in New Orleans.

The Wheelchair Games are the world’s largest wheelchair sports and rehabilitation event solely for military Veterans, and it is more than just a competition. This event is an inspiring testament to the indomitable spirit and resilience of Veterans who have faced significant physical challenges.

Read the full story at: https://ow.ly/g1Ut50T6WqQ

Link to join virtually: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m338a58c6ec0a05067bee682ac57ea300

Join us in wishing our Golden Age Games Veteran athletes good luck! Team GLA just arrived in Salt Lake City and they are ready to compete! We wish you the best! Go Team GLA!

Veterans using nonprescribed stimulants should talk to their health care provider about having naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, on hand.

Learn more: MentalHealth.va.gov/substance-use/stimulants.asp

VA GLA Researcher Dr. Elizabeth Yano was featured on the Wreaths Across America Radio Show to talk about VA's capacity to improve the health and health care of women Veterans. Wreaths Across America Radio airs Veteran-centric shows and interviews with accomplished VA researchers on health-related topics that impact the Veteran community. For more information visit: https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/



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Precision medicine accounts for individual differences in patients’ environment, genetics, and lifestyles, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. A VA GLA researcher reviewed case studies on how Geriatric medicine can benefit from integrating precision medicine to treat older adults. This paper highlights that Geriatricians are used to highly individualized care and are well-placed to address barriers to implement precision medicine into practice.

"Everyone faces unique challenges in life. Learning the signs of a su***de crisis can help you know when it's time to find support for you or the Veteran in your life."
Learn more:
VeteransCrisisLine.net/signs-of-crisis.