VA has developed videos to help inform the public, including Veterans and families, and health care providers about topics such as seasonal flu vaccination, hand and respiratory hygiene, and stopping the spread of infection. The videos are designed and tagged for either general or health care provider audiences. The audience tag is listed as part of the description for each video on this site.

Videos are not copyrighted and may be copied and reproduced.

Hand Hygiene

Description: People learn from “Madame Sylvia” that germs are all around us and what they can do to clean hands to prevent spreading germs.

Target Audience: General (patients, Veterans and their families, colleagues, all VA staff, friends, family and community partners and organizations)

Length: 02:49

Respiratory Etiquette

Description: Watching this video will teach viewers how to cover coughs, clean hands and how to ask for masks to prevent the spread of germs.

Target Audience: General (patients, Veterans and their families, colleagues, all VA staff, friends, family and community partners and organizations)

Length: 02:02

 

How Flu is Spread

Description: Join the “Travel Channel for Flu Viruses” and learn how flu viruses and other germs travel from one surface or person to another.

Target Audience: General (patients, Veterans and their families, colleagues, all VA staff, friends, family and community partners and organizations)

Length: 02:55

Vaccination for Seasonal Flu

Description: Discover why getting vaccinated for seasonal flu is important and learn how to “bust the bubble” on myths surrounding flu vaccination.

Target Audience: General (patients, Veterans and their families, colleagues, all VA staff, friends, family and community partners and organizations)

Length: 02:22

Donning Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Description: This clip demonstrates how to don PPE when needed for combined airborne infection isolation and contact precautions.

Target Audience: Health care providers, clinic and hospital staff only

Length: 02:39

Doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Description: This clip demonstrates how to remove and dispose of PPE.

Target Audience: Health care providers, clinic and hospital staff only

Length: 02:23

Seasonal flu game show – “Who Wants to Fight the Flu?”

Description: This fun video in “game show” format allows viewers to test their knowledge about seasonal flu and flu vaccination.

Target Audience: General (patients, Veterans and their families, colleagues, all VA staff, friends, family and community partners and organizations)

Length: 13:56

How to Use Videos

Videos for General Audiences

Use these videos during flu season or throughout the year to emphasize hand and respiratory hygiene and offer reminders on topics that will help stop the spread of infection. Email links to the videos to health care colleagues, community partners, Veterans, friends, family, and everyone who would benefit from their messages. Other uses include:

• Incorporate into educational presentations and seminars
• Show during health fairs
• Use on waiting room TV systems
• Broadcast on closed circuit television systems
• Send to people for use on individual computers
• Show patients and their family during clinic visits.

Videos for Health Care Providers, Clinic and Hospital Staff

Use these videos as a quick guide and reminder for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE). Present them at grand rounds, staff meetings and other staff development programs. Health care staff also can email links to clips to professional colleagues to use.