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THE EARLY BIRD ALERT HOME HEALTH PHONE
Your HealthCare Hotline for medical questions.
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9:00 am Tips to improve your
balance (2 minutes; audio and
webphone)
9:00 am Tips to help insomnia
(3 minutes, audio only)
9:05 Questions you should always
ask your doctor (3 minutes;
audio only)
9:05 Test your health: take the
EBA wellness survey (8 minutes;
audio and webcast)
9:10 A Healthy prostate
(3 minutes; audio only)
9:20 The benefits of walking
(3 minutes; audio only)
9:15 VetLife Bingo
9:25 How is your garden
growing? Tips on color
(2 minutes, audio only)
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9:20 EBA’s choice: Your dream
vacation (2 minutes; audio and
webphone)
9:30 What’s on sale today
(4 minutes, audio and webphone)
9:25 How to protect your identity
(2 minutes; audio only)
9:45 EBA’s best seller book recommendation of the month
(2 minutes, audio and webphone)
ence Call Schedule
you to participate free on a 20-minute conference call with an expert in the topic
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The Veterans Administration knows the difficulties you sometimes face getting in touch with your
healthcare professionals – such as your doctors, specialists, caregivers, case workers, behavior health
professionals, and more. The Early Bird Alert (EBA)
Home Health Phone is a home device provided free
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© 2008 Early Bird Alert, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.
Esther Koch
Welcome to Aging Gracefully, a monthly column
written especially for Early Bird Alert users. My
name is Esther Koch. I am a gerontologist and eldercare advisor and am very excited about contributing
to the VetLife Club Newsletter newsletter and having the opportunity to speak to you each month.
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I will be sharing with you not only my professional
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two wonderful role models of aging
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healthcare
gracefully, my grandmother and my surrogate
tional telephone you’ve ever seen or used before.
mother, Marcella, who happened to be the princiIts special features include:
pal at the school where my mother taught. I know
• Easy to use, easy to read, color-coded phone
their calls simply
pressing
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gracefully was my mother. Although as her child
remains unanswered.
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really
see
her true essence, the
Customer Service Desk, press Button #2 for
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providers are
answered
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is that I finally did. That awareyour primary care doctor, and press Butaround the clock.
ness changed the way I have lived my life. Similar
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cific topics you might like me to address. I look
forward to hearing from you. I can be reached at
esther@earlybirdalertonline.com.
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These easy-to-follow installation instructions
will show you how to plug your EBA Home
Health Phone into a wall jack and a power outlet.
Installation should take just a few minutes.
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May you see the extraordinary in the ordinary;
And, may someone be there to brighten your world
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Splitter into
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Then, complete your EBA Legend
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wall jack.into your EBA Home Health Phone.
the phone jack.
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Now, a new series of studies from the U.S., France and Sweden suggest that regular aerobic exercise –– such
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as swimming, biking, jogging or power walking –– can actually increase your cardio-respiratory fitness by up
Health Phone.
to 15%. Higher cardio-respiratory levels result in increased blood flow and more oxygen to the brain, which
Place the EBA Registration Card in front of you.
Find the EBA Legend Key Card in the Information
may help improve your brain function by stimulating the production of neurotransmitters.
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Please complete this Registration Card when you visit the Veterans Center to pick up your Early Bird Alert Home
Health Phone.
If you should have any questions, please call EBA Help Desk at 1-800-555-1234.
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Your Name:
Your Signature:
Date:
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3) How many rings is it programmed for before the machine picks up?
Circle the correct answer:
Circle the correct answer:
1 2
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NO
6) Do you dial a prefix to make an outbound call from your telephone?
YES
NO
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Family/Caregiver
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4) Do you have ONE or TWO members in your household that belong to the VA?
5) When you receive a call, does it come to you through a switchboard?
Veterans Administration
Physician Appt Desk
Please answer these questions:
1) Do you have Caller ID?
2) Do you have an answering machine?
VA Customer
1 Service Desk
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If you have two or more people living in your household,
each person should complete their own Registration Card.
So the VetLife Club recommends that you get off the couch and start exercising to feed your brain.
Social Network for
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If so, what is the prefix? __________
7) Please circle any of these other calling features that you have on your regular phone line:
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Pharmacy
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Nurse Advice Desk
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Case Worker/
Disease Management
Packet. Fill it out from the information on your EBA
Registration Card. Phone Jack
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B) Call Forwarding
C) Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR)
D) Voice mail
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Early Bird Alert Contact List
The information in the shaded rows has already been programmed into your phone. Please enter the
names and telephone numbers for the un-shaded rows and copy the contact names to the Legend Key
Card on your Early Bird Alert telephone.
Button Contact Type
1
VA Customer Service Desk
2
Physician Appointment Desk
3
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Social Network For Disease Management
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Early Bird Alert Help Desk
(800) 555-1234
* Your pharmacy must be contracted by the VA.
NUTRITION TIP:
Low-Carb Beats Low-Fat
Which of these diets have you tried for losing
weight? The Atkins diet with a variety of your
favorite foods –– lean proteins, leafy greens,
vegetables, nuts, fruits and whole grains? A
low-fat “Mediterranean” diet focused on lowfat grains, vegetables and fruits? Or a lowcarb diet that sets limits for carbohydrates,
but none for calories or fat?
In a surprising two-year study of 322 participants in Israel, published in the New England
Journal of Medicine on July 17, 2008, all three
diets achieved weight loss and improved cholesterol levels. Best of all, 85% of the participants who were tested stuck with their diets.
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If you still need help connecting
your EBA phone, please call the
EBA Help Desk at
1-877-375-9274
or email us at
info@earlybirdalertonline.com
EBA wishes you good health.
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