The staff at the New Mexico VA Health Care System have provided a number of ways for you to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and self-manage your own health.

Patient Education Center

Volunteers who work closely with the Patient Education Coordinator staff the Patient Education Center.  The center contains a collection of easy-to-read health and wellness books, respected health education newsletters, videos, health models and other materials.  A blood pressure machine, scales, glucometer download and a MyHealthe Vet computer are also available for patient and visitor use.

The Patient Education Center is located on the 1st floor of Building 41, Room 102A. 

My HealtheVet

The MyHealtheVet - VA Health Education Library site provides veterans and their families excellent, reliable patient education information as well as the latest VA News. Information about veterans benefits and services is also available.

Upon registering with My HealtheVet, you will be able to —

• refill prescriptions online
• keep personal food and activity journals
• monitor your personal health data, such as blood pressure and pain levels
• maintain your own self-entered personal health record

Health Kiosks

Veterans and visitors can obtain health information by watching health presentations on the patient education kiosks.  The kiosks focus on a monthly health topic.  Six kiosks are located throughout Building 41.  

Outpatient Classes
Clinical staff provide ongoing health education during regularly scheduled outpatient clinic visits.  Education focuses on —

• health promotion
• upcoming tests and procedures
• medications
• diagnoses
• treatments

Staff can tell you about upcoming education classes that are available.  You may also view a list of classes:  Patient Education Programs.

Inpatient Classes

Clinical staff begin the patient education process at the time of admission, during the hospital stay and at discharge. Our goal is to provide a hospital environment where patients —

• continually receive updated health information
• are able to ask questions about their health
• can enjoy as comfortably as possible their stay in our facility

During your stay in the hospital, you may attend patient education classes or request to attend a class once you are discharged.

Newsletters

Health Trends Newsletters are published quarterly and contain a wealth of health care information.  These newsletters are mailed to VA patients and are also available online. Health Trends Newsletters

The NMVAHCS Patient Education Newletter is published monthly and contains pertinent, up-to-date health information. NMVAHCS Patient Education Newsletter

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