Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention Program Checklist | VA Houston Health Care

• VA Cardiac Rehab
  • A medically supervised program that mixes train coaching, training, and counseling to assist heart-healthy residing and weight administration.
• VA Diabetes Prevention Program
  • Group-based program selling weight reduction and bodily exercise utilizing a CDC acknowledged curriculum to forestall sort 2 diabetes.
• MOVE! Program
  • Group assist, a standardized curriculum, and versatile supply choices together with in-person, digital, & telephone periods.
• Individual Nutrition Counseling
  • Personalized dietary counseling offered by a registered dietitian based mostly on availability and referral approval.
• Diet Specific Whole Health Program
  • Part of the VA’s Well-Being Program, combining complementary therapies with assist for private well being planning.

*Please be aware: Enrollment in VA-sponsored CLI applications is predicated on acceptable scientific indication and program availability. Waitlists could apply relying on scientific capability and demand. 

• Weight Watchers®
  • A business program providing a structured, evidence-based curriculum centered on diet, habits change, and exercise, with common teaching and self-monitoring instruments.
• Curves Complete®
  • A gym-based program combining circuit coaching, meal planning, and training, providing structured assist for weight reduction and bodily exercise.
• YMCA® Weight Loss Programs
  • Community-based program delivering life-style teaching, objective setting, and habits change assist by means of weekly periods.
• Noom®
  • A business program that gives training on diet and wholesome habits, together with common teaching and self-monitoring instruments to assist weight administration.

*Please be aware: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doesn’t cowl or reimburse the prices related to neighborhood CLI applications.

**Please be aware: Many neighborhood applications supply completely different tiers of assist. To qualify as an authorized CLI, a tier that features diet training, objective setting, bodily exercise, and common assist/suggestions from a skilled skilled (resembling a health care provider, dietitian, or well being coach) is required.

FAQS

• What if I’m in a weight reduction program exterior the VA that is not listed right here?
  • The program could qualify as a CLI; nonetheless, it could take time for the supplier and VA to confirm it meets the required standards.
• Do I want to supply proof if I’m taking part in a CLI that is not sponsored by the VA?
  • Your supplier could ask for an electronic mail, flyer, receipt or different type of affirmation to confirm your CLI enrollment. Please be ready to share the date of your most up-to-date CLI session.
• Is there a option to expedite MOVE! consults?
  • Due to excessive demand for MOVE! consults, scheduling delays could happen. If CLI participation is required earlier than prescribing weight administration drugs, the quickest choice could also be referral to different VA-sponsored CLIs or community-based CLI applications.
• How do I do know if a plan (or tier) of a neighborhood program qualifies as an authorized CLI?
  • Community applications supply numerous plans or tiers that contributors can join. To be certain that a tier meets the factors for being an authorized CLI, please confirm that it consists of the next parts:
    • Nutrition training
    • Goal setting
    • Physical exercise
    • Regular assist and suggestions from a skilled skilled (resembling a health care provider, dietitian, or well being coach)
  • What doesn’t depend as a CLI?
    • Programs with no check-ins or no routine steering
    • Only utilizing a telephone app to trace meals or weight
    • Programs the place you’re fully by yourself