Health Education
The staff at VAMC Beckley have provided a number of ways for you to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and self-manage your own health.
Patient Education Resources
Patient Education is staffed by an experienced patient education librarian. The library contains a collection of easy-to-read health and wellness books, respected health education newsletters, videos and other materials.
The library is located on the first floor behind the auditorium, Room 1AB-143.
My HealtheVet
The My HealtheVet 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
Outpatient Classes
Clinical staff provide ongoing health education during regularly scheduled outpatient clinic visits. Courses focus on —
- health promotion
- upcoming tests and procedures
- medications
- diagnoses
- treatments
Staff can tell you about upcoming education classes that are available.
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
Closed Caption TV (CCTV)
CCTV at VAMC Beckley provides training to inpatients and outpatients on many varieties of illnesses and diseases. This channel is accessible at all times on all televisions in waiting rooms, patient rooms, day rooms, etc. for Veterans and their families.
