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The VA’s whole health approach emphasizes the importance of staying active and being physically fit. Jim Klempka, a Vietnam Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, is doing just that with his new recumbent bike provided by the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System's Recreation Therapy program.

Jim Klempka on a recumbent bicycle.

Team based intervention for Veterans struggling with dementia.

VA Sioux Falls health care Behavioral recovery outreach team.

"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it." --Haruki Murakami

Advance directives

February is all about love. Give yourself the gift of good heart health.

heart and stethoscope

Chronic pain is normal as we age, a reality for Sharon Taplett-Lundgren, an 18-year Navy and Army Veteran. She took charge of her health using services and programs at the Royal C. Johnson VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, motivating her to participate in the 2024 Golden Age Games.

Veteran with Golden Age Games medals

We are so thankful for our volunteers and donors this holiday season.

Soldier holding a gift

Learn how the nation's largest integrated health care system has impacted Veterans.

Soldier with American flag

Learn more about breast health during breast cancer awareness month in October.

Woman in pink shirt holding pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness month

Suicide prevention is everyone's business.

suicide prevention awareness month

Keep these tips in mind when catching some rays this summer.

Hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses on sand