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VA NorCal Offering Walk-In Vaccinations, J&J on Thursdays

UPDATE 05/12/2021 On 05/10/2021, the VA announced it would be offering COVID-19 vaccinations on a walk-in basis to eligible Veterans, spouses, and caregivers. Acting VA Under Secretary for Health Richard Stone, M.D., said, “VA encourages those who wish to get their COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment to check the walk-in hours and requirements at their local facility. Individuals taking advantage of walk-in vaccinations may need … Continue reading VA NorCal Offering Walk-In Vaccinations, J&J on Thursdays

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Intersex, Issues, LGBTQ Veterans, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Nonbinary, Nonconforming, Today Is..., Transgender, Transgender Military Ban, Transgender Veterans, VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS), Veterans, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

#TDOV: Transgender Veterans

Did You Know Over 134,000 U.S. Veterans are estimated to be transgender and, before the transgender military ban was lifted in 2021, there were over 15,000 transgender people serving in the U.S. military Transgender people are at least two to three times more likely to have served in the U.S. military; motivated by patriotism, life direction, and family history of service, transgender people may have … Continue reading #TDOV: Transgender Veterans

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Awareness Campaigns, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Discrimination, Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), HIV/AIDS, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Issues, LGBTQ Veterans, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), Northern California, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Resources, Suicide Prevention, Transgender Veterans, U.S. Military, VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS), Veterans, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

LGBT+ Health Awareness Week: Advocacy

Did you know that the VA has a program for LGBT+ Veterans and that there are personnel at nearly all VA facilities nationwide that are tasked to help LGBT+ Veterans with care issues? In 2016, the VA started addressing healthcare issues specific to LGBTQ+ Veterans by appointing LGBT Veteran Care Coordinators (VCCs) at VA facilities. VCCs are licensed clinicians responsible for promoting best practices for … Continue reading LGBT+ Health Awareness Week: Advocacy

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Discrimination, LGBTQ Veterans, LGBTQ+, News, U.S. Military, Veterans

VA Secretary McDonough: The VA Welcomes ALL

Today, newly-confirmed Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis McDonough issued a message laying out the department’s stance on being a welcoming place for all Veterans, families, caregivers and survivor beneficiaries and employees. Read below: Continue reading VA Secretary McDonough: The VA Welcomes ALL

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California, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Events, News, Northern California, VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS), Veterans, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

VA NorCal: Voice of the Veteran Group

Today, VA Northern California issued the following news update: Voice of the Veteran Group Attention Veterans! Do you have ideas on improving the care experience at the VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS)? We want to hear from you! Join our monthly calls to give input on care you receive and the environment of care. Our local Voice of the Veteran members partner with … Continue reading VA NorCal: Voice of the Veteran Group

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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, COVID-19, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), News, Veterans

VA: Information on COVID-19 Trials & Impact on Minority Populations

Today, the VA’s Center for Faith & Opportunity Initiative (CFOI) released the following information on COVID-19. The VA CFOI’s mission is to engage, educate, and inform faith-based, community, and non-profit organizations about VA tools and resources that will equip them to better serve Veterans, their families, survivors, caregivers, and other beneficiaries within their organizations. VA has implemented an aggressive public health response to protect and … Continue reading VA: Information on COVID-19 Trials & Impact on Minority Populations

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COVID-19, News, Veterans

With COVID-19 Vaccines in Sight, the VA Preps Plans to Distribute

Over and over since the COVID-19 pandemic fired up earlier this year, we’ve seen grim milestone after grim milestone passed with disturbing speed. With nearly 11.5 million cases and 250,000 deaths in the U.S., we’ve perhaps become numb to the statistics. In that numbness, perhaps we’ve made an unconscious decision to stop looking for a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. With so much happening in 2020, news of something like a vaccine seemed far off. That may have changed.

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