National Center for Healthcare Advancement and Partnerships

• Veterans with chronic intestinal diseases find hope and help through new support group

• Award-winning community partnership develops model for suicide prevention

• Disabled Veterans use Xbox controller to connect with gaming equipment for therapy and rehabilitation

• VA addresses inequities in Veteran health care

• Trainings help volunteers and VA professionals better assist Veterans and transitioning Service members

• April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: VHA stands behind those impacted by intimate partner violence

• VHA partnerships prioritize the well-being of Veterans with a healthier planet

• VHA social workers provide relief to Veterans and address implicit bias

• VA and the ALS Association help Veterans diagnosed with the progressive disease

• Veterans find peace and comfort through the arts with the Patriot Art Foundation

• VHA Social Work alleviates risks associated with social determinants of health

• VHA partnerships support what matters to Veterans through the patient-centered care approach

• September is Hunger Action Month, and VA’s partnerships and programs for Veterans help put food on the table

• Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: VA partnerships work to bolster Veterans’ mental health

• September is Healthy Aging Month: Many VHA partnerships and programs help support older Veterans

• VA partnership with the ALS Association will add to services available for Veterans diagnosed with the disease

• Veteran finds employment and financial success with Combined Arms

• VA partnership with Arthritis Foundation will bring Veterans resources and social connections

• During Pride Month, VA offices focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion for LGBT-identified Veterans

• For National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, here’s how Veterans can get moving even without the gym

• This Nurses Month, one VHA nurse executive recognizes fellow nurses’ heroic acts

• VHA’s work for Veterans connects to April and May special observances

• Partnership that serves Veterans in California has a three-decade history of success

• White Ribbon VA partnership will help support a harassment-free environment across VA

• VHA partnerships provide support for Veteran caregivers

• VHA partnership offers Veterans access to the great outdoors—even virtually

• VHA’s work for Veterans connects to February and March special observances

• This World Cancer Day, Veterans can find support thanks to VA partnerships

• Veterans can join free online support groups, find peer-to-peer help anytime thanks to VHA collaborations

• VHA’s work for Veterans connects to December and January special observances

• VA Voluntary Service brings resources directly to health care heroes

• Potential VHA partnership would improve social connection for Veterans diagnosed with arthritis

• Suicide Prevention Month: How public-private partnerships play a critical role in caring for Veterans everywhere

• Video series helps caregivers of Veterans with dementia cope with challenges

• VA partnership with Parkinson’s Foundation will make life better for Veterans living with Parkinson’s disease

• Imerman Angels provides one-on-one support for Veterans diagnosed with cancer and their Caregivers

• Help spread the word about resources for mental and emotional well-being this May, Mental Health Awareness Month

• Mental Health Awareness Month: How OCE partnerships and innovations contribute to better mental health

• Award program recognizes highly successful VA volunteer partnerships

• Food pantries at VHA facilities support Veterans’ “whole health”

• Local Red Cross drivers ensure Veterans’ safe arrival at Washington state VAMC

• Free entry to National Parks for Veterans with disabilities provides lifelong health benefits

• New mobile app to offer Veterans support of social determinants of health

• VHA Office of Community Engagement to highlight Choose Home Initiative at Aging in America Conference

• Reduce your stress in 2020 via OCE partnership offerings

• A VHA National Community Partnership Challenge winner helps reduce the risk of suicide within their community

• Indiana VA partnership addresses civil legal needs in response to COVID-19

• One VHA Community Partnership Challenge winner creates a ‘safety net’ for Veterans seeking mental health care

• One VHA Community Partnership Challenge winner creates a ‘safety net’ for Veterans seeking mental health care

• A California partnership, also a VHA National Community Partnership Challenge winner, helps Veterans find justice through health care

• This Colorado partnership, a VHA National Community Partnership Challenge winner, developed community models of Veteran suicide prevention

• 2021 VHA National Community Partnership Challenge Winners

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are top of mind for chief judge of VHA’s National Community Partnership Challenge

• OCE is accepting Community Partnership Challenge submissions

• Community Partnership Challenge focuses on diversity and adapting in a ‘changing world’

• Veteran finds employment and financial success with Combined Arms

• Veterans helping Veterans: That’s what the Veteran Peer Access Network is all about

• VHA’s partnership with American College of Emergency Physicians leads to benefits for Veterans requiring emergency care

• American Lung Association provides resources for Veterans with COPD in rural areas

• Improving lung disease prevention and care for all Veterans through VA partnership with American Lung Association

• New partnership will make VA even stronger in its fight against Veterans’ lung diseases

• The American Kidney Fund supports diversity and inclusion efforts for Veterans

• Through VHA partner, Veteran advocates for people diagnosed with chronic kidney disease

• Nutrition is essential for managing kidney disease, and one VA partnership is helping Veterans do just that

• March is National Kidney Month—Here’s how VHA’s partnership with American Kidney Fund helps Veterans

• VHA partner American Kidney Fund helps me advocate for my health

• VA, American Kidney Fund join efforts to help Veterans diagnosed with kidney disease

• American Kidney Fund, a potential VHA partner, brings outreach, education, and support to Veterans

• Americans for the Arts and VHA focus on Veterans’ wellness through the Whole Health System

• Veteran who volunteers with seniors: ‘It turns into a friendship’

• Senior companion volunteer thinks of his Veteran clients like family, helps them around the home

• WWII Veteran fights loneliness with support from VA partnership

• Senior volunteers provide in-home support to Veterans at risk of institutionalization

• Heroes Foundation hosts upcoming hiring event to connect Veterans, Service members, and spouses to employment opportunities with Service King

• Heroes foundation offered virtual training workshop to help candidates prepare for hiring event

• VHA partnership with Heroes Foundation facilitates unique employment opportunities for Veterans

• ETS Sponsorship Program makes positive impact for Service members

• VA partnership guides service members through transition to civilian life

• VHA partnership improves transition to civilian life for service members

• Lung cancer ‘stories’ are important for healing and connection, and these Veterans are telling their own

• Navy Veteran says lung cancer diagnosis and treatment should be ‘stigma-free’

• Are you looking for a lung cancer “battle buddy”? VHA partner GO₂ Foundation for Lung Cancer can help

• Former medics and corpsmen bring specialized care to older Veterans in VHA’s nationally recognized emergency departments

• First VHA Expert Field Intermediate Care Technician of the Year Award goes to hurricane responder

• A food security success story: West Virginia VAMC donated more than 80,000 pounds of food to Veterans

• Veterans can turn to VA resources and partnerships for food security

• VHA Partnership with MAZON will support Veteran food security

• Additional resources for Veterans' medical and legal needs will support their whole health

• During Veterans Month, VA celebrated a commitment to legal services for Veterans

• VHA partners with OnStar to prevent Veteran suicide

• VHA and Parkinson’s Foundation help Veterans living with the disease and highlight mental health resources available in upcoming webinar

• Veterans diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease find comprehensive support at VA Centers of Excellence

• VA partnership with the Parkinson’s Foundation is helping Veterans with the disease, wherever they are

• VHA partnership assists Veterans diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

• VA and partner host free online program for Veterans diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

• VA and Parkinson’s Foundation partner to help Veterans living with Parkinson’s disease

• Veteran shares her experience with the benefits of the human-animal bond; Veterans can do the same this month as part of the World’s Largest Pet Walk

• Veteran-and-dog team virtually visit fellow Veterans, spread joy wherever they go

• For National Therapy Animal Day, one Veteran shares her experiences as a therapy animal handler"

• Pet Partners volunteer sees the magic that therapy dogs bring to Veterans

• Webinars will provide volunteer animal handlers with Veteran-focused tips

• Therapy animal visits brighten VA medical centers

• Veterans and Service members advance tech careers with gamified learning approach

• Salesforce Military helps Veterans, Service members, and military spouses learn on their own time

• Veteran earns more than six figures and advances his career with the help of Salesforce Military

• Veterans Corner Radio Podcast: VHA Partnership with Salesforce

• How Salesforce Military Helps Continue a Legacy

• VA partner Salesforce helps Air Force Veteran go from laid off chef to career in IT

• Army Veteran, now tech company leader, says Salesforce partnership with VHA brings job opportunities to Veterans

• VHA partnership with Salesforce supports Veterans transitioning into civilian workforce and their spouses

• Lebanon VCP finds success through co-led collaboration

• The Pittsburgh VCP partners with Advocate Health Advisors to support Veterans

• Northern California VCP focused on palliative care and hospice, shares about the importance of advance care planning

• Caregiver turns to VCP for guidance on long-term care during the coronavirus pandemic

• For one Veteran, a local ‘Clubhouse’ is a place he can be himself and connect with friends

• Wilmington Veteran Community Partnership does it all for local Veterans

• Army Veteran says internship through a VA farming partnership gave him a new lease on life

• Pittsburgh Veteran supports fellow Veterans in palliative care, thanks to local Veteran Community Partnership

• Four Veteran Community Partnerships hold unique events for Veterans

• Veteran Community Partnership initiative will expand to every VA medical center by 2024

• Annual report highlights milestones for Veteran Community Partnerships initiative

• Veterans experience forgiveness, hope, and healing through Atlanta Veteran Community Partnership

• VA hosts Mobile Vet Center events at YMCAs across the nation during the week of Veteran’s Day

• VHA and Y-USA partnership offers physical activity opportunities and peer-to-peer support for Veterans in California

• VHA and Y-USA renew partnership, expand health and well-being options for Veterans

• Back-to-back Community Partnership Challenge winner ‘embodies the heart of the community’

• Community Partnership Spotlight: Hampton VA partnership offers diverse resources across the social determinants of health to local Veterans

• Community Partnership Spotlight: Food pantry offers relief for Veterans choosing between healthy food and household expenses

• Community Partnership Spotlight: Social work fund provides expedited access to support for Ohio Veterans in need

• Community Partnership Spotlight: Senior Companions help Veterans live independent lives

• Community Partnership Spotlight: Master Gardening program helps Veterans access food security in the Ozarks

• VHA Community Partnership Challenge winners help Veterans lead healthier, happier lives

• Annual Community Partnership Challenge shines spotlight on organizations that help Veterans

• Community Partnership Challenge series: How Veterans Hub and VHA’s Office of Health Equity Address Social Determinants of Health

• Community Partnership Challenge series: How Veterans Transportation Service prevents missed medical appointments, leading to better health outcomes for Veterans

• Community Partnership Challenge series: How initiatives within the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation promote patient-centered care for Veterans across the social determinants of health

• Community Partnership Challenge series: How Medical-Legal Partnerships can improve social determinants of health

• Community Partnership Challenge series: How the Veterans Experience Office and the Community Veteran Engagement Board initiative supports the social determinants of health

• Community Partnership Challenge series: How one Veteran Community Partnership supports a critical social determinant of health

• 2018 VHA Community Partnership Challenge Winners Celebrate “Return on Partnership”

Operation Hero Animal Bond

• VA research discovers positive health impact between older Veterans and foster dogs

• Operation: Hero-Animal Bond event encourages Veterans to keep pets for their own health and well-being

• Salute to the Human-Animal Bond 

• VA Announces Partnership with The Humane Society of the United States

• Month of the Military Child is particularly challenging this year due to COVID-19, United Through Reading is helping military families stay connected

• Honoring Children of Veterans and their Families through Literacy and Connection

• New Partnership With United Through Reading Connects Veterans and Families