 
- A MOVE!ing Success Story
Kalo Willis has struggled with weight his entire life. Last April his VA doctor offered him hope with a referral to the MOVE! program. The MOVE! Program is a weight management program designed by VA to help Veterans lose weight, keep it off, and improve their health.
- Million Veteran Program
Million Veteran Program: Partnering with Veterans to Revolutionize Health Care
The Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO is one of 50 VAMCs selected across the nation to serve as an enrollment site for the Million Veteran Program (MVP), a research program that will help us better understand how genes affect Veterans’ health and illness
- Dietetic Intern Shares Her KCVA Story
My time here at the VA as a management dietetic intern has be wonderful! It has exceeded my expectations more than I could ever imagine.
- TLC – Telephone Lifestyle Coaching
Telephone Lifestyle Coaching (TLC) will help patients improve their quality of life without having to travel to a VA medical center.
- Cancer Survivors Day Celebration
On June 4, 2012, KCVAMC celebrated Cancer Survivors Day at the Gazebo in the Cancer Survivor Park. Approximately 400 survivors and their loved ones attended the event.
- Distiguished Clerical Service Award Recipient
Valued KCVA employee, Eric Hernandez was the recipient of the United States Government - Distinguished Clerical Service Award during the 19th Annual Public Employees Recognition Day held on May 9th, 2012.
- Celebrating our Nurses
Nurses Week is celebrated every year from May 6-May 12. In conjunction with the KCVA’s 60th anniversary, this year’s Nurses Week was focused on the 1960’s.
- Grateful for our Volunteers!
Grateful for our Volunteers!
- Baylor Bears Visit KCVA
KCVA employees and patients were pleasantly surprised by a visit from the Baylor Bears basketball team last Wednesday.
- KCVA Receives Wellness Award
It is time to celebrate wellness! The KCVA Wellness Committee and Nursing Service was selected to receive the VA Health and Wellness Office (Wellness is Now/WIN) and VHA’s Employee Health Promotion Disease Prevention Program award.
- Can you name the Presidents who were Veterans?
Of our 44 U.S. Presidents, 24 served in the military. The core values of decision-making and inspiring leadership are valuable in both military and civilian service.
- Valentine Concerts for Veterans
Every year at Valentines, VA throws a week long party for our hospitalized Veterans.
Popular singers will entertain the Veterans and their families at free concerts.
- Encouraging Vets with physical disabilities to try sports
Michael Johnston, a Navy Veteran who lost his left leg, is featured in a new video that encourages disabled Veterans to try sports to “redefine their mission.”
- Top Ten VA Health Stories of 2012
Veterans and their families found these the ten most popular articles of 2012 which appeared on the VHA Health home page. Here’s information on VA health benefits, Vet Centers and more.
- A Century of African-American History
February is African American History Month. Very few African Americans have witnessed as much of their history as Veteran Alyce Dixon. She is 105 and has seen a century of change.
- How to Have a Healthy Heart
Do you know the risk factors you can control to help prevent heart disease? They include diet, activity, cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar.
- Shorter Hospital Stays Are Better for Patients, VA Finds
A shorter stay in the hospital can actually be more beneficial to you than a longer stay, according to a recent VA study.
- Having Trouble Shopping or Being in Public Places?
The Mental Health of America’s Veterans is one of VA’s top priorities. The AboutFace program features candid talk from Veterans with PTSD. Listen to the people who have been there.
- VA Responding to Flu Outbreak to Protect Veterans
As America endures a flu epidemic, the Veterans Health Administration is responding to the outbreak to protect the health of all Veterans and staff in the VA health system.
- Tests to Help Prevent or Detect Cervical Cancer
VA encourages all women Veterans to have regular screening tests which can help to prevent cervical cancer or detect it early. Almost all women are at risk for cervical cancer.
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