 
 Duane Stokes and Liliana Flores of CDCE delivering coffee and refreshments to volunteers at Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center for Volunteer Appreciation Week.
Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center Center for Development & Civic Engagement (CDCE) delivers coffee and refreshments, putting in more than 10,000 steps throughout the facility to personally thank our volunteers for their dedication to our Veterans as we celebrate Volunteer Recognition Week.
Each year, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CDCE joins the Nation to observe and celebrate National Volunteer Week. During this time, VA formally recognizes and honors the profound impact and contributions of VA volunteers for their service to Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors. In Fiscal Year 2023, 25,403 active volunteers contributed more than 3.2 million hours of service to Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors at VA medical facilities across the country. Additionally, these individuals, along with community partners generously donated more than $81.1 million to VA, supporting critical programs and essential services that have a lasting and positive impact on Veterans. Throughout National Volunteer Week, VA awards and recognizes volunteers for their service, honoring the dedication of our country’s most committed volunteers, and highlights their achievements to encourage more Americans to volunteer. Thank you VA Long Beach Healthcare System volunteers!
Did you miss out on information from our Virtual Veteran Town Hall? Check out our recap on Facebook, complete with websites, phone numbers, and points of contact for your convenience.
We'll see you at our next Veteran Town Hall!
 
Get Connected
Whole Health is everywhere! It includes self-care education and services at VA facilities nationwide. Whole Health goes beyond illness and injury to improve your well-being based on what matters most to you for your health. So get connected! Contact your facility and find out about local offerings like classes, coaching, and other resources to help you feel your best.
In this She Wears the Boots podcast episode, we dive into the facts and myths about eating disorders in Veterans and VA’s treatment options for those seeking care. Listen now.
 
Earth Week Activities
Vocational Rehabilitation Therapy Patient Garden
Open 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Daily Educational Sessions between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Monday: CSULB's Shark Lab
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Tuesday: How to Create a Floral Bouquet & the Hibiscus Expert from Colorlicious Hibiscus Gardens & VA Long Beach's Photo Warriors Club
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Wednesday: Surfrider Foundation on Raincatcher Barrels and Native Plants
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Thursday: Long Beach Beekeepers Association on VA Long Beach's Beehives
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Friday: The History of VA Long Beach's Patient Garden
Free Plant Giveaway Everyday -Visit the Greenhouses
Raffle Prizes - Lawn Games - Photo-Op Area
Explore and take bloom photos of the beautiful, thriving garden!
For questions, please contact GEMS: Krizialeah Jurczyk and Alfred Mejia
 VA Long Beach Healthcare System is holding a Whole Health Day event on Tuesday, April 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Stars and Stripes Plaza (located between Buildings 165 and 166).
All Veterans as well as their family members and caregivers are encouraged to attend to participate in Whole Health drop-in activities and learn more about all of the great Whole Health resources available at VA Long Beach Healthcare System. The event will also include live music, food (sponsored by our VA Canteen), and a showcase featuring the artwork from our different Creative Arts & Humanities Programs.
Whole Health Drop-In Activities:
- Healing Rock Garden Painting
- Healing Touch
- Lawn Game
- Tai Chi demonstration
- Yoga demonstration
Resource Tables:
- Canteen
- Center for Development & Civic Engagement (formerly Voluntary Services)
- Chaplain Services
- Complementary & Integrative Health PM&R services (Acupuncture, Chiropractic Care, Massage Therapy)
- Creative Arts & Humanities Programs (Ceramics, Healing Rock Garden, Photography Programs, Operation Art, Story Corps)
- Employee Whole Health
- Federal Health Benefit Programs (Anthem, GEHA, Kaiser)
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Health & Wellness Coaches
- High Reliability Organization (HRO)
- Mental Health resources
- M2VA Program
- My HealtheVet Program
- Patient Garden
- Peer Support Services
- Recreation Therapy
- Research
- Suicide Prevention Program
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Women’s Health Clinic
- Women’s Mental Health Clinic
- And more!
Check out more details for the event on theVA Long Beach Healthcare System website.
When: Tuesday, May 14, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, Patriot Park
Join us to celebrate researchers’ contributions to both the Veteran and the Health Science communities.
Learn how to participate in clinical trials and listen to a Veteran Panel share their experience in VA research participation.
A light lunch will be served to the attendees.
This event is free and open to all Veterans and VA staff.
 
 When: Friday, April 28,12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: F45 Los Alamitos Bay, 6499 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA
Come down and enjoy the free Soundbath, free week trials at F45, Nutrishop with samples, GAMEDAY men's health with free testosterone and PSA testing as well as free vitamin shops at their clinic, and a healthy meal prep organization.
 Save the the date! Celebrate Pride and support our LGBTQ+ Veterans and employees by marching with the VA Long Beach Healthcare System in the annual Long Beach Pride Parade on May 19th, 2024. Additional details to follow over the next month. Please contact LGBVTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator Megan Mortensen, LCSW with any questions.
 
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