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Get the Recruitment & Retention, Employment & Integration, Well Being & Treatment, Servicwomen in the News, Women Veterans, and Upcoming Events DACOWITS news from January 31, 2021. [From DACOWITS]

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Get the Recruitment & Retention, Employment & Integration, Well Being & Treatment, Servicwomen in the News, Women Veterans, and Upcoming Events DACOWITS news from December 15, 2020. [From DACOWITS]

Yin and yang are ancient concepts often used to describe opposites, like day and night, earth and sky, summer and winter. Within the concept of opposite, yin and yang also speak to a harmonious, interconnected relationship. For example, noon is considered the most ‘yang’ time of day and midnight the most ‘yin.’ [From VAntage Point]

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Tammy Lowery, who was a leader in naval medicine and care and now woks with the Texas Veterans Commission. For Navy Veteran Tammy Lowery, the military provided an opportunity to leave her native west Texas and travel the world. [From VAntage Point]

We honor your service, Tammy!

Veterans and military members received answers to COVID-19 vaccine questions from senior medical and military leaders during a virtual session Feb. 4.The forum covered a wide variety of questions about the vaccine, including the effectiveness, availability and length of protection. [From VAntage Point]

Harassment is personal. It may seem too personal and scary to trust anyone. But VA wants to be a trusted resource for Veterans who have experienced sexual harassment, sexual assault, or intimate partner violence (IPV). [From VAntage Point]

This year marks 76 years since the first and only all-African American Women’s Army Corps (WAC) unit that deployed to Europe during World War II. Hilda Griggs, now 97, was one of the 855 members of that unit, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which was tasked with sorting through the two-year backlog of mail intended for service members and other personnel serving in the European theater. [From VAntage Point]

Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer of American women. Every year, 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke. Women Veterans are included in this at-risk population and may be at higher risk due to higher rates of depression and other co-morbid conditions. [From VAntage Point]