Health Education
Making sure you have the health information you need is an important part of our mission at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS). SAVAHCS offers a number of ways for you to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and manage your health.
Patient Education Resource Center (PERC)
The PERC is staffed by the Veteran Health Education Coordinator and Volunteers.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed on all federal holidays.
Phone: 520-792-1450 or 1-800-470-8262 ext. 1-6516
In the PERC you will find:
- RN Health Coach to help you fine tune your health care goals
- Resources to help you decide what health choices are right for you
- Tools to help you prepare for appointments with your health care team
- Logs to record Blood Pressure, and Blood Glucose
- Easy to read electronic health and wellness tools
- Wide range of health videos
- Internet access
- Tools for job searching and resume building
- Copy/fax machine
- Help when you don’t know where else to turn
- Compassionate Volunteers waiting to help you
Classes
Ongoing health education is provided in the following areas:
- Diabetes
- COPD
- Heart Failure
- Rehabilitation
- MOVE Weight Management (http://www.move.va.gov/)
- Quit Smoking (http://www.ucanquit2.org/)
- Pain Management
- Support Groups
- Healthy Living Classes
- Making the most of your VA benefits in “Welcome to Your VA”
For more information contact your PACT Team or call 520-792-1450 ext. 1-6516
Health Information
Click on the green Patient Education button below to learn more about your health.
VA Television Network
An on-demand health information and education video system is available for all inpatient rooms and in some waiting areas. A 24 hour music channel is included. Ask the staff for further information on how to access the system.
My HealtheVet
My HealtheVet is a free, online personal health record. It is available 24/7, wherever there is Internet access. If you are a VA patient and have completed the In-Person Authentication process, you can:
- participate in Secure Messaging with your primary health care team members
- view key portions of your DoD Military Service Information
- get your VA Wellness Reminders
- view your VA Appointments
- view your VA Labs
- view your VA Allergies
- view VA events
Veterans discharged after 1979 can access their Blue Button military work records, including the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes, pay details, service dates, deployment, and retirement periods.
Visit the My HealtheVet Center in Building 80 first floor inside the lobby of Saguaro Clinic.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed on all federal holidays.
Phone: 520-792-1450 or 1-800-470-8262 ext. 1-5110
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
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 Rural Connection
- Health! Power Prevention News
- The C.A.R.E. Channel® *
Important Notice: The appearance and use of external hyperlinks on this web page does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized VA activities, the Department does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. All links are provided with the intent of meeting the mission of the Department and the VA web site. We are not responsible for the content of any "off-site" web pages referenced from this server. Complete Disclaimer
