Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration is defined as the largest integrated health care system in the United States and provides public-sector care for honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. armed forces (Evans 2005). Whether the Veterans Health Administration should be privatized is extremely important to anyone who is associated with a veteran, or is a veteran. There are many social issues that would come along by privatizing the Veterans Health Administration. The Veterans Administration effects many people, the privatization of the Veterans Health Administration would effect this tremendously in a social, political, economic, and futuristic sense. The social affects that would arise are as followed, loss of health care for family members,…

In the United States, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is becoming a leading model in technology because of its capability to deploy a top-notch telemedicine program into a substantial comprehensive managed healthcare organization. VHA supports the care of over 6 million veterans in 1500 VA sites which includes approximately 152 hospitals and more than 965 outpatient clinics, 133 community living centers, 293 veteran Centers ( Bair et al., 2010, p. 302). Due to VHA’s extensive and…

In the United States there has been a push to provide justice for crimes in a manner in which rehabilitation is a major focus. Because of this there has been a rapid number of specialty courts popping up throughout the nation. Specialty courts are specialized court sessions which target individuals with underlying medical, mental health, substance use and other issues that contribute to these individuals coming before the court with greater frequency. Specialty court sessions promote improved…

There is a sacred tradition in the military, leave no one behind on the battlefield. But many veterans are beginning to believe their country has left them behind at home. We all say we are thankful for are veterans but how do we show it? A national problem that faces Americans today is the treatment of our veterans. It’s been debated on and on, is are veterans treated like heroes? Everyday in 2017 an average of 20…

The Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs are actively engaged in suicide prevention methods, however I argue that suicide causality is not yet completely understood. Instead, suicide is concurrently an intensely personal and a social act and can be influenced by numerous variables, some of which are still emerging in research. Viewed through the lens of the social environment of the armed forces, I argue that prevention methods will continue to be ineffectual until the…

encompasses laws and legal principles that govern the administration and regulation of federal government agencies. Such agencies are delegated certain power by Congress to act as agents for the executive . For example, according to 38 U.S. Code § 301 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is an executive department of the United States that holds the power to administer laws that provide benefits and other services to veterans and their beneficiaries . The goal of administrative law is to…

adults’ compromised health status; one study found that they were 3.6 times as likely to have a chronic medical condition as homeless adults under 50.Another study found that 85% of homeless persons over age 50 reported at least one chronic medical condition.Homeless adults between ages 50 and 62 often have health care needs similar to those of people who are 10 to 20 years older. The harsh conditions of life on the streets exacerbate existing chronic health conditions as well as illnesses that…

Department of Veterans Affairs In 2009, Commander in Chief Obama selected Secretary Eric K. Shinseki as frontrunner to the substantial renovation of the Veterans Affairs into an elevated functioning state of the art organization which may better serve Veterans. Beneath the management of Secretary Shinseki, the Veterans Affairs adopted three steering philosophies to administer the modifications proceeding, specifically being people centric, results driven, and forward looking. (U.S.…

Being a combat veteran myself I always put the needs of the veteran first to offer the best possible service available. Volunteering to me is a very important part of human services to others since it offers a chance to give back and make a meaningful contribution to individuals. It is a one of the main values of social work. One of the key reasons on the decision to take this path in earning my master’s degree in social work was the lack of services to most veterans. My own experience…

service. As a visually impaired Veteran who has received blind rehabilitation services in the past I was able to gain a unique perspective into what blind rehabilitation services are. I was able to witness first-hand instruction from certified rehabilitation therapist as a student and take the knowledge of the practice and procedures to graduate school at Western Michigan University. While in Graduate school I was able to see another perspective, and learn what is expected of vision…