The staff at the Oklahoma City VAMC have provided a number of ways for you to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and self-manage your own health.
Patient Library Center
Our Patient Library Center is staffed by an experienced patient education librarian and program specialist. The center contains a collection of easy-to-read health and wellness books, respected health education newsletters, videos and other materials.
The Patient Education Center is located on the ground floor of the Oklahoma City VAMC, room GB-118.
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
Educational Material
Can be accessed by WiredMD.
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
Nutrition and Food Services and
THE MOVE! PROGRAM is a national program for veterans designed to help veterans lose weight, keep it off and improve health!
OEF/OIF
In America, many men and women choose to serve our country in the various branches of the military. Service members who do tours of duty in OEF/OIF face especially difficult and dangerous missions. Although their service is appreciated, it sometimes comes at a high price to them personally. (Steve Scruggs, Psy.D.)
Contacts
OEF/OIF Coordinator, Edwina Luker, (405) 456-1000, ext. 63214
Patient Advocate, Waco Blakley, (405) 456-1000, ext. 61410
OEF/OIF Brochure (pdf)
Seamless Transition
REACH Project
The REACH Project is tailored to each veteran/family's needs and may involve: individual counseling with the veteran, family education, family therapy, and multiple family groups.
REACH Brochure (pdf)
VA Television Network
An education video system is available for all inpatient rooms and in some waiting areas. Ask the staff for further information on how to access the system.
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