The staff at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare 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

Our Patient Health Education Resource Center, conveniently located on the first floor, is open to all veterans and their families. The PHE Resource Center has books, videos, and other resources on a variety of healthcare topics for on-site use. The PHE Resource Center also offers computer terminals with internet access available for your use both as an inpatient and/or out-patient. The PHE staff can assist or show you how to log on and/or initiate
internet searches if needed.

The PHE Resource Center also offers the following computer classes at no charge:

• Basic Computer I: Mouse and Introduction to Keyboarding
• Basic Computer II: Keyboarding Principles and Introduction to Word
• Basic Computer III: My Healthe Vet
• Computer IV: Surfing the Net – For Beginners
• Computer V: E-Mail Accounts Made Realistically Simple
• Computer VI: EXCEL
• Computer VII: PowerPoint the Easy Way.

Only computer classes V through VII require some computer knowledge. For more information about the availability of specific computer classes offered and/or to reserve a seat, please contact the PHE Resource Center:
Patient Health Education (PHE) Resource Center
C-122-F - 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. daily
734-845-5876

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
• smoking cessation
• lipid clinic
• weight management

Staff can tell you about upcoming education classes that are available.

Patient Health Education Channel

We hope you will tune in to Channel 12 during your stay in our facility. This channel is here just for you. It offers programs you may find helpful as a patient. A staff member may ask you to watch a program on this channel. The program may help you understand your illness and/or how to take care of yourself when you leave. We also hope you will watch programs on your own.