Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Delivering Health Care - Part 1
Lecture:The Organization of the VA and Military Health Systems
Slide content:VA Strategic Goals Empower veterans to improve their well-being Enhance and develop trusted partnerships Burial and memorial benefits Public health, emergency readiness, and socioeconomic well-being Manage and improve VA operations to deliver seamless and integrated support 5
Slide notes:The VA has five strategic goals. The first is to empower veterans to improve their well-being. Another is to enhance and develop trusted partnerships with organizations that provide benefits, services, and resources to veterans through improved collaboration, business practices, and outreach. The VA honors veterans in life, and also after death, through burial and memorial benefits through the National Cemetery Administration. The VA also works toward national goals of public health, emergency readiness, and socioeconomic well-being. Finally, the VA strives to manage and improve VA operations, to deliver seamless and integrated support to veterans. 5