Developing a Weight Management and Metabolic Health Program to support patient-centred, effective, and efficient treatment for veterans with overweight or obesity: protocol for a quality improvement programme
The WMMHP is an innovative approach to improving treatment and outcomes for veterans with overweight and obesity. If effective, its components may inform obesity care delivery in VA and non-VA settings.
Authors
- Michele Heisler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-2063)
- Emily P. Bartley
- Gabriel Solomon
- Jessica L. O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-7937)
- Dina Mohamed Hafez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-0299)
- Chelsea M. Thomason
- Devvrat Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8469-2881)
- Marissa Waldman Dunham
- Paul S. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2612-164X)
- Richard J. Schildhouse
- Mira G. Otto
- Cassie D. Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-5312)
- Robert W. O’Rourke
- Christopher Grondin
- Andrea Hess
- James Henderson
- Adam Tremblay
- Katherine Freeman
- Ashlie L. Haeussler
- Keith B. McAuley
- Valerie Kruse
- Kathryn Ruttan
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- Institute for Learning Innovation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Primary Health Care Research & Development
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423625100650
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases