HAVE YOU HEARD?
by Kevin Secor, VA Press Release Office
Veterans and their family members visiting the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., can learn about their health while watching television in the lobby, waiting rooms, or patient rooms. Channel 29 was launched in March as the center’s new patient health education channel. Programming on the channel covers a wide spectrum of topics, including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer, nutrition, smoking cessation, health/wellness and other health care information.
The goal of the channel is to educate patients and their families and to increase their awareness of medical issues and treatment options. Staff at the medical center hope the information provided will stimulate communication between veterans and their healthcare providers, improving the patients’ abilities to make informed decisions about their care.
In addition, Channel 29 will be used to communicate announcements and activities currently happening within the medical center. Staff from clinical program areas will have the opportunity to videotape public service announcements and otherwise promote their services for veterans. Medical Center Director James S. Jones also plans to regularly broadcast information about the medical center on the closed-circuit TV channel. A cable guide is distributed each month to provide a listing of the programs offered
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