Design and Dissemination of the MOVE! Weight-Management Program for Veterans

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Kinsinger, Linda S. ; Jones, Kenneth R. ; Kahwati, Leila ; Harvey, Richard ; Burdick, Mary ; Zele, Virginia ; Yevich, Steven J.
• Description:
  Background ; Practitioners in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) identified comprehensive weight management as a high priority in early 2001. ; Program Design ; The MOVE! Weight-Management Program for Veterans was developed on the basis of published guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and other organizations. Testing of program feasibility occurred at 17 VHA sites, and the program was refined during early implementation throughout 2005. ; Evaluation ; MOVE! has been implemented at nearly all VHA medical centers. By June 2008, more than 100,000 patients had participated in MOVE! during more than 500,000 visits. An evaluation based on an established framework is under way. ; Conclusion ; MOVE! is an example of the large-scale translation of research into practice. It has the potential to reduce the burden of disease from obesity and related conditions.
• Subjects:
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Counseling
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Food Habits
  • Health Promotion
  • Hospitals, Veterans
  • Humans
  • Obesity
  • Occupational Health
  • Weight Loss
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 6(3).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20388/cdc_20388_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 429.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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