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Veterans	Health	Administration	|	Office of Health Information

www.va.gov

My Health, My Care: 24/7 Access to VA

>Online 

My Health, My Care: 24/7 Access to V

>Online 

Allows you to view your VA 

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Wellness Reminders

VA Wellness Reminders provide patients customized, 

online health reminders. VA patients, who have 

completed the one-time In-Person Authentication (IPA) 

process, can also use this My HealtheVet (www.myhealth.

va.gov) feature to partner with their VA health care providers. VA 

Wellness Reminders follow current guidelines and recommendations 

for good care and also provide links to related patient education materials 

on My HealtheVet. 

To access all of the new My HealtheVet features that will enhance your Personal Health 

Record, take a few minutes to complete In-Person Authentication called IPA at your local 

VA facility. IPA is required to get VA Wellness Reminders. With IPA, you get the most out of 

your My HealtheVet Personal Health Record. Your information is safe-guarded according to 

VA privacy regulations, and you will receive new online My HealtheVet features when they 

become available.

VA	Wellness	Reminders	include:

` Colorectal cancer screen

` Influenza (Flu)

` Pneumococcal (Pneumonia)

` Hypertension (High blood pressure)

` LDL control (Cholesterol)

` Lipid measure (Cholesterol)

` Body Mass Index 

For	people	with	diabetes:

` Diabetes foot exam

` Diabetes hemoglobin A1c

`

For	women:

` Cervical cancer screen

` Mammogram screen

What	are	the	benefits	of	using		

My	HealtheVet	Wellness	Reminders?

` Alerts you to important tests, examinations, 

or other medical procedures to protect 

your health 

` H elps you remember important 

health information 

` Allows you to be more involved in your 

own health care 

`

Wellness Reminders

` Provides detailed VA Wellness 

Reminder information 

` Provides health information to help 

you understand your Wellness Reminders

` Allows you to share your Wellness Reminde

with non-VA health care providers 

How	VA	Patients	can	access	VA	Wellness	Reminders:

` R egister as a My HealtheVet user and complete the In-Person Authentication process

` Login to your My HealtheVet account

` Click on the red “GET CARE” tab

` Click on the light blue “Wellness Reminders” tab 

My HealtheVet—VA’s Online 

Personal Health Record

My Health Vet is VA’s award-winning 

online Personal Health Record (PHR), 

located at www.myhealth.va.gov. It offers 

users anywhere, anytime internet access 

to trusted and secure health care 

information, resources, and tools. 

My HealtheVet is the gateway to webbased tools that empower Veterans to 

become active partners in their health care. 

With My HealtheVet, users access trusted, 

secure, and informed VA health and 

benefits information at their convenience.

Register Today!

Start Here

1	 Type www.myhealth.va.gov in the 

address bar on your web browser, and 

press Enter. This takes you to VA’s 

My HealtheVet website.

2	O n the right-hand side of the screen, 

click the Register Today button. 

Complete the registration page, 

and review and accept the Terms & 

Conditions and the Privacy Policy for 

using the My HealtheVet website.

3	L og into your My HealtheVet account 

and begin to create your PHR.

4	 Begin using My HealtheVet to access 

VA health care and services at your 

convenience to better manage your 

health. If you are a VA patient, take 

some time to watch the In-Person 

Authentication (IPA) video online.

5	B ookmark www.myhealth.va.gov as 

a favorite. If you are a VA patient, get 

an upgraded account during your next 

VA clinic visit to get the most out of 

your PHR.

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