Whole Health
Work with our staff to create a personalized health plan based on your values, needs, and goals.
Whole Health — Care Built Around You
The VA Salt Lake City Whole Health program puts you at the center of your care — helping you build a personal health plan based on your values, your needs, and the life you want to live.
What to Expect
The Pathway — Empowering You We start by getting to know you. What are your goals? What matters most in your life? Together we explore your missions, purposes, and aspirations and use them to build a personal health plan that is truly yours.
Well-Being Programs — Equipping You We work with you to build skills and find approaches that fit your life — things like stress reduction mindfulness, nutrition counseling, acupuncture, and health coaching. You choose what works for you.
Whole Health Clinical Care — Treating You Your Whole Health team works alongside your existing healthcare team to bring complementary and integrative approaches into your everyday care — so all parts of your health are working together.
Programs Available to You
Whole Health Coaching Work one-on-one with a Whole Health Coach who believes in your ability to change and supports you — without judgment — every step of the way. Coaching sessions help you set goals, build healthy habits, and stay on track. For more, click here.
Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) A specialty program offering evidence-based approaches that go beyond traditional medicine. Services may include acupuncture, mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, and mind-body therapies — focused on prevention, self-care, and your overall wellness. Click here for more.
Horses Helping Veterans In partnership with community organizations, VA Salt Lake City offers equine-assisted services to Veterans. This unique program supports mental health and well-being through structured interaction with horses in a therapeutic setting. Click this link for more.
Mindfulness Resources Through the VA Salt Lake City Mindfulness programs, Veterans have access to guided mindfulness tools, media resources, and programs designed to reduce stress, improve focus, and support emotional well-being. Click here for more.
The Circle of Health — Eight Areas of Self-Care
Research shows that each of these eight areas significantly affects your overall physical, mental, and spiritual health. Your personal health plan will help you identify where you are now and where you want to be.
Moving the Body
Energy and Flexibility
Physical activity — in any form — supports energy, mood, strength, and long-term health. Any movement counts.
Surroundings
Your home, workplace, and environment affect your health more than you may realize. Small changes can make a big difference.
Personal Development
Learning, growing, and working toward meaningful goals contributes to a sense of purpose and overall well-being.
Food and Drink
What you eat and drink fuels everything else. Small, sustainable changes to nutrition can have a powerful impact.
Sleep
Quality sleep is one of the most important — and most overlooked — factors in physical and mental health.
Friends, Family, and Coworkers
Strong relationships and social connections are directly tied to better health outcomes and quality of life.
Spirit and Soul
A sense of meaning, purpose, and connection — whether through faith, nature, creativity, or community — supports whole-person health.
Power of the Mind
Your thoughts, emotions, and mental habits shape your health. Mindfulness, stress management, and emotional wellness are all apart of the picture.
Professional Care
Prevention and treatment of illness or disease and traditional and complementary medicine are part of professional care. Preventive care includes things like immunizations and cancer screening. Common treatments include checkups, medications, supplements, physical therapy, surgery, and counseling. Complementary medicine comprises approaches like acupuncture and mind-body therapies. Staying current with your personal care plan for health and well-being is essential.
Community
The outer ring represents your community. For some, their community is close by, and for others, it is far away. Your community is more than the places where you live, work, and worship. It includes all the people and groups you connect with, who rely on you, and upon whom you rely.
Which areas would you like to focus on first as you develop your Personal Health Plan? Prepare to talk with your healthcare team by reviewing your Personal Health Inventory.
How to Get Started
Getting connected to Whole Health is simple:
· Call us at
· Ask your provider to refer you to Whole Health services at your next appointment
· Review your Personal Health Inventory before your first visit to help guide your conversation with your care team
Community Resources
Looking for additional support outside the VA? Find a full list of community Whole Health and healthy living resources available through the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.
In crisis? Contact the Veterans Crisis Line — call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net
Find a list of Community Whole Health Promotion Resources at Salt Lake City VA Health Care System.