As the nation’s largest integrated health care delivery system, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has become a leader in developing programs and identifying policies to protect the safety and health of its employees. Goals are to:

• Eliminate Work-Related Injury and Illness in VHA.
• Assure appropriate treatment, minimize disability and support return to work.
• Assure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration, The Joint Commission, and professional/public health practices and standards.

Major programs elements include:

• Clinical Occupational Health, including Infection Control and Ergonomics (Safe Patient Handling) 
• Workers' Compensation
• Employee Health Promotion Disease Prevention (Employee Wellness)
• Behavioral Threat Management and Violence Prevention
• National Center for Occupational Health and Infection Control (COHIC)