MOVE! Program Talking Points
Over 70 percent of veterans receiving medical care from the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are overweight or obese. Twenty
percent of veterans receiving medical care from VA have diabetes.
Overweight and obesity increase risk for heart disease,
hypertension, stroke, cancer, and diabetes.
Three Key Points
1. VA has developed the MOVE! Weight Management Program to address
overweight and obesity. The MOVE! Program is being initiated in all
VA medical facilities.
2. MOVE! is designed to help veterans lose weight, keep it off, and
improve their health.
3. MOVE! is an evidence-based, patient-centered weight management
program with a comprehensive focus on behavior, nutrition, and
physical activity.
The MOVE! Weight Management Program has the following features:
The MOVE! Program uses a public health approach to screen all
overweight veteran patients, provide counseling about health risks,
and offer enrollment in MOVE!.
As part of MOVE! enrollment, patients complete an online
questionnaire, the MOVE!23. It asks them about
their medical history, what they eat, how active they are and other
issues
that may be affecting their ability to manage their weight. The
MOVE!23 produces a detailed individual profile with self-care
recommendations for the veteran (the Patient Report) and a
Staff Report, with a brief summary and guidance for staff in
treating and counseling the veteran. Both reports can be
automatically imported into the VA computerized medical record.
Over 100 hundred MOVE! patient
handouts have been developed that address behavior, nutrition
and physical activity. The user-friendly handouts offer practical,
economical tips for weight management. From the MOVE!23, a tailored
set of handouts is recommended for the veteran. Spanish versions of
the handouts are available.
A patient-oriented MOVE! website,
www.move.va.gov,
provides access to the MOVE!23, patient handouts, public service
announcements as well as links to many other federal
health resources, including the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and
MyPyramid. The MOVE! website is also available via a link from the
home page of MyHealtheVet,
www.myhealth.va.gov.
The implementation of the MOVE!
Program makes VA the first federal agency to provide a
comprehensive, evidence-based, clinical intervention program to
treat obesity.
Primary care providers outside VA, veteran family members and other
adults can access MOVE! Program materials as resources for managing
weight through
www.move.va.gov.
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