Nurses Joining Forces to Care for Veterans; REACHing Out for the Homeless; Expediting Claims for Long-Suffering Veterans; More Help for Smokers Who Want to Quit

Last year, the U.S. health care community—including 135 medical colleges and teaching institutions, more than 150 state and national nursing organizations, and 500-plus nursing schools—committed to a broad coordinated effort to improve health care for the military and their families. The project is part of the larger Joining Forces campaign initiated in 2011 by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden.