Gateway Veteran Summer Edition

Live Whole Health It’s never been easier to take charge of your life and health. VA St. Louis Health Care System’s Whole Health team can help you live your best life. It’s all about what matters to you.

Your VA St. Louis Health Care System is proud to be a Premier Flagship for Whole Health. Out of the 171 VA Medical Centers nationwide, we are honored to be one of 18 designated Whole Health Flagships in the VA health care system and leading the way in helping you take charge of your life and health. Whole Health is about treating you, the person. It’s about you taking charge of your life and health. Whole Health focuses on all aspects of your health, what matters to you, partnering with you and your healthcare team, and not just treating a specific disease or problem. Whether you’re fresh off active duty or have been out of military service for “a while,” Whole Health helps you take control and build positive habits for life. By identifying what’s important, you can choose care that fits with your health and well-being priorities. Each of us has the power to impact our well-being. Whole Health offers health coaching, skills, and the support you need to make the changes you want! Many of our coaches, partners, and peer specialists are Veterans who participate in Whole Health themselves. Wondering where to set your foot on the Whole Health journey (or even restart your Whole Health journey?), start right here at Pathway! Whole Health Pathway includes partners, coaches and peer-support specialists who work with you to guide and support you in discovering your Mission, Aspiration, and Purpose (MAP) in life. When you explore your MAP, you can then start a Personal Health Plan with a Pathway team member and optimize your health and well-being. Pathway team members partner with you in exploring all areas in the Circle of Health, which is a diagram that helps guide the conversation, assess how you are doing in each area, and then decide which area you would like to focus on first. Areas include Moving the Body, Surroundings, Personal Development, Food and Drink, Recharge, Power of the Mind, Spirit & Soul, and Family, Friends & Co-workers. Veterans also have access to our website: www.wellvets.com

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