Veterans:
Four steps to get your community flu shot
Flu
season is here and with COVID-19 circulating in our communities,
getting a flu shot is more important than ever.
Flu
vaccines are available at your local VA medical facility in addition
to more than 70,000 in-network community care providers nationwide at
no cost to eligible Veterans.
Read
more to learn about the four steps to getting the flu vaccine in your
community.
 Peer support specialist shares his
recovery story to help others
For
Marine Corps Veteran Vince Bryant, the biggest injury he's had to
find healthy ways to manage is the wound our eyes can't see:
chronic PTSD. He uses his story of personal recovery in his role as
a peer support specialist at the Houston VA to empower other
Veterans to get help.
"Being
a peer support specialist allows me to provide this same recovery
opportunity to other Veterans," said Bryant. "By being an
open book, I’m reaching out to other Veterans and ensuring they get
the very best possible health care from VA.”
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 Veterans: VA's Annie App is here
to support your self-care goals
Annie
App for Veterans is a mobile text messaging system created to help
Veterans like you play an active role in meeting your
self-care and
wellness goals.
Annie
sends automated text messages that include health-related
notifications, reminders and motivational messages based on your
goals or health conditions.
The
best thing about the App—it is free.
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 Take these steps to protect your
liver
The
liver is not only one of the largest organs in your body, but it
also has many important jobs. These jobs include: filtering your
blood and removing toxins, making proteins needed to help you heal,
regulating your hormones and
much more.
Keep
your liver functioning properly by taking some simple steps to
avoid liver damage.
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