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  • “I know this is a cold call, and I’m not trying to extend your car warranty. I just want to let you know about the PACT Act,” says Mike Boyd to break the ice with his fellow Veterans. He works at VA Atlanta Health Care System as a PACT Act and Social Work Toxic Exposure Screening (TES) Navigator.

  • November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Veterans, families, and employees were invited to learn more about lung cancer screening at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center. 

    Lung Cancer Awareness 2024

  • A group of Atlanta VA Health Care System nurse practitioners noticed the organization had a high 30-day readmission rate for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) at 19.3%.

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  • The Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VAMC celebrated National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) today by hosting a Caregiver Support Resource Fair in part to recognize November as National Caregivers Support Month. VA honors and celebrates the invaluable contributions of caregivers across the country.

    Caregiver Support

  • As part of the VA’s nationwide effort to reduce Veteran homelessness to record lows, the Atlanta VA Health Care System, in collaboration with key community partners, permanently housed 803 local Veterans experiencing homelessness this year.

  • The global COVID pandemic shed new light on much-needed areas in emerging infectious disease research, one of which was a need for larger and expanded areas of biorepositories.

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  • According to Dr. Kelly Skelton, Atlanta VA Health Care System Section Chief of Acute Mental Health Services, recent research into posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and service animals paved the way for the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act.

  • Health Literacy is more than the ability to read health information. It is a vital, multifaceted part of healthy living and disease prevention.

  • AVAHCS assisting with Hurricane Helene Relief Asheville