The Patient Health Education Library/Classroom is located on the ninth floor in Room C-901. Patients and their families are encouraged to come to the library/classroom to attend educational classes, obtain written educational materials on health topics such as diseases, special procedures, advance directives, drug information and health promotion, view health related audiovisuals, and as available, obtain special materials in Spanish or large print. Please call Patient Health Education for further information, at (305) 575-7000, extension 4377.

Patient Education Classes and Support Groups

Classes

• Colon Prep Information Section
  
• Diabetes Class
  Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Room C-901
  
• MOVE Weight Management (Level 1) 2-hour class
  Tuesdays 9:30 am to 12 noon,  Room C-901
  Wednesdays 10am to 12 noon,  Room C-901
  
• MOVE Weight Management (Level 2)10-week class
  Tuesdays 12:30-2:30pm Room C-901
  Wednesdays 8-10am Room C-901
  Fridays 12:30-2:30pm Room C-901
• Stop Smoking Class
  Mondays 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Room C-901
  Wednesdays 12 Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room C-901
• Colonoscopy Class
  2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  
• Sexual Dysfunction in Men: Information, Options and Opportunities
  4th Mondays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  
• NAMI Family Education
  Thursday Evenings, Room C-901 (Call 305-575-7000, ext. 4377 for more information)
  
• Aural Rehabilitation Class
  Fridays 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Room C-901
  Fridays, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Room C-901

Support Groups

• MOVE Maintenance & Support Group
  1st and 3rd Mondays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  
• HIV Support Group
  Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, Room 1E164
  
• TLC for Dementia Care: Support for Caregivers
  Please call (305) 575-3583
  
• Cancer Support Group
  Tuesdays 11:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Room A1104
  
• Stroke Support Group
  Tuesdays 11:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Room B939
  
• Hepatitis C Support Group
  Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Room 1E-168
  
• Pain Management Group
  Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon, Room D-712
  
• Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
  Thursdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Spinal Cord Injury, 1C138
  
• Women's Support Group
  For more information call (305) 575-7000, ext. 3034
  
• Bereavement Support Group
  Every 2nd and 4th Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, Room A1104
  
• NAMI - Support Group for Families
  1st and 3rd Monday of every month
  2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Room 404A
  
• *Why Us? A Search for Answers
  Mondays 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Room A204

For questions, please call Patient Health Education at (305) 575-7000, extension 4377.

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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