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Presidential Inauguration 2009

Click here to download "Tips for Veterans Attending the 56th Presidential Inauguration."

Click here for updated questions and answers on the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine.

Be Active Your Way VA!

VA proudly supports the US Department of Health and Human Services' 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. The basic message of the guidelines (for adults) is:

• For all individuals, some activity is better than none, but more is better.
• For substantial health benefits, do at least 150 minutes each week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, or 75 minutes each week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity.
• All adults should include muscle strengthening activities that work all the major muscle groups on two or more days per week.

Click here to access the Guidelines.

To learn more about how to promote these Guidelines in your community, click here.

A new health topic has been added to the Spotlight on Health.
The Spotlight for January is - Weight Management.

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued updated recommendations for prostate cancer screening

• Screening is not recommended for men > 75 years (Grade "D" recommendation).
• The USPSTF found insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening in men < 75 years ("I" statement).

The complete Recommendation and Rationale statement and Evidence Review is available at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality* website and are also published in the August 5th issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

The VA National Center for Health Promotion, Office of Veterans Health Education and Information, and the Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, has developed a library of materials on healthy living to enable veterans to take control of their own health. Please click here to view.

2008-2009 Influenza Resources
Toolkit Manual

The Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards has published the 2008-2009 Toolkit Manual. Information contained in the Toolkit Manual includes vaccine information and ways to improve veteran, VHA employee and volunteer vaccination rates. Click here to download the manual.

Education Materials for Influenza, Hand, and Respiratory Hygiene

Order posters, brochures and other resources from the Infection: Don't Pass It On (IDPIO) campaign. Download or view the IDPIO catalog and use the instructions to get print copies of resources for seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, and hand and respiratory hygiene.

Click here to download the IDPIO catalog - PDF version.
Click here to download the IDPIO catalog - text version.

Journal Update has new abstracts posted.