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    Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day after an armistice was signed to temporarily seize fighting during World War I on the eleventh hour‚ of the eleventh day‚ of the eleventh month in 1918. November 11th was officially designated a federal holiday in 1938‚ and in 1954‚ after World War II and the Korean War‚ it was renamed Veterans Day to honor those who have served in all wars. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day. Memorial Day honors those who died while serving‚ whereas

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    Take care of Veterans I believe that it is the best interest of veterans‚ whom have served the military in any capacity to be afforded not just medication‚ but also some form of counseling. Being a veteran myself I have experienced: over medicating by the government‚ not receiving any form of counseling‚ and when I was given an appointment it was six months from the day that it was scheduled. When I was Honorably Discharged from the military I was not afforded any form of mental counseling‚

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    Cabeza‚ a veteran conquistador is part of a failed journey that was meant to find areas on the Gulf of Mexico to settle and to find mythical structures‚ these are the reason why he survived to tell the tale. Cabeza being a veteran conquistador has built a knowledge in survival. Cabeza also knows several languages‚ allowing him to communicate with ease. Cabeza also has knowledge

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    5/24/15 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and our Veterans What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? According to the PTSD website‚ PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life threatening events such as military combat‚ natural disasters‚ terrorist incidents‚ serious accidents‚ or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Unfortunately‚ a lot of our military veterans are diagnosed with PTSD. Veterans who have experienced trauma or have witnessed

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    government does not do enough for the veterans. To start off‚ veterans need help after the war because these veterans are risking their lives for our government. With this thought in mind the citizens that the soldiers are protecting are going through tons of hardships like divorce‚ loss of a loved one‚ etc. As stated from H.W. Brands‚ the author of “What Do We Owe Our Vets?” For many young veterans “jobs remain scarce‚ particularly for young male veterans looking for work in blue-collar fields

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    Carol Bloomfield HCS/539 December 8‚ 2014 Andrea Linder Healthcare Analysis The mission of the Veterans Health Administration (VAMC) in Chillicothe‚ Ohio is to provide exceptional care and to be the provider of choice for all Veterans (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs‚ 2013). It is necessary for the leaders of the VAMC to have an active marketing and business plan to increase the number of veterans served. Marketing and planning are essential to having resources to meet the future needs of the

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    Veteran interview My grandfather‚ Larry‚ served in WWII. He enlisted and stationed at Camp Polk. He went through places like New Guinea and the Philippines during the war. When I asked him if he experienced any combat he said; "yes‚ I experienced some combat. But most of the time I spent in combat was in a tank. Not too much action there." A typical day in my grandfathers’ life at the time was to wake up at the crack of dawn and get ready for a full day of combat‚ well at least for

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    Health Care information Systems The Veterans Administration (VA) was established in 1930 by President Hoover to help consolidate all parties involved in providing benefits to veterans (Department of Veterans Affairs‚ 2011). Over the years the VA has grown from 54 hospitals in 1930 to over 153 medical centers ‚ 909 community based clinics.‚ 135 nursing homes‚ 47 rehabilitation programs‚ 232 Veteran Centers‚ and 108 home-care programs (Department of Veterans Affair‚ 2011). Over the last 20 years

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    for‚ and cope with‚ the hardships of war. They do so through a range of preventive and clinical services provided by the Veteran Administration with many different types of programs‚ including family-support and mental-health counseling. The mission statement of the VA Social Workers is to eliminate significant barriers to clients in need and offer interventions for veterans and families. It is accomplished by developing and maintaining integrated‚ in-depth programs in patient care‚ research‚ and

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    The two types of data collection that will be used are surveys and Veteran focus groups. Once the data has been collected score cards sent to each administrator‚ managers‚ and individual departments will be used to display the results. The chosen methodology consistent with the goal of this quality improvement plan Six Sigma

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