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Our registered dietitians can help you maintain or improve your health with good nutrition tailored to your needs. WHAT IS NUTRITION? The study of how your body responds to, and uses, the
foods you eat Nutrition involves identifying how certain diseases, conditions or problems may be caused by dietary factors, such as poor diet, food allergies, diseases, etc. NUTRITION
TREATMENT GOALS: * To develop a plan of care designed to promote lasting wellness and positive self-care changes. * To prevent progression of disease/manage disease. * Dietitians focus on
how diseases, conditions and problems can be prevented, or lessened, with a healthy diet. WHAT IS A DIETITIAN? Dietitians are experts in food and nutrition “dietetics.” They advise people on
what to eat in order to lead a healthy lifestyle or to achieve a specific health-related goal. NUTRITION SERVICES: * Medical Nutrition Therapy/Nutrition Counseling * Telehealth: real-time
video conference to provide care between providers and patients outside of the VA facility * Home Telehealth MOVE! * Home Based Primary Care * Insulin-Pump Self Management * Group classes *
MOVE! Weight Management * Community Living Center DIETITIANS PROVIDE SUPPORT, NUTRITION THERAPY AND EDUCATION FOR: * Diabetes * High blood fats (triglycerides, cholesterol) * Kidney
disease/dialysis * Weight management * Liver disease * Food allergies/intolerances * Cancer * Irritable bowel syndrome * Pregnancy * Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating
disorder) * Sports and fitness * Nutritional supplements * Grocery shopping on a budget * Recipes * Many other nutrition related conditions NUTRITION APPOINTMENTS: CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU *
Face-to-face office visits * Telephone consultation * My HealtheVet secure messaging WHAT TO EXPECT AT A VISIT WITH YOUR DIETITIAN: * A review of health history, favorite foods, eating and
exercise habits, medications and overall lifestyle * Personally tailored advice * Setting goals and priorities * Follow-up visits will focus on maintenance and monitoring progress MOVE!
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS * National program designed to help Veterans lose weight, keep it off, and improve their health. * Visits are co-pay free * Customized to each
Veteran’s unique needs * For Veterans of all ability levels * Designed for both men and women * Focuses on healthy lifestyle habits of nutrition, activity, and behavior that will last for a
lifetime * Visits can be one-on-one, via telephone coaching, or in group Call to learn more. HEALTHY TEACHING KITCHEN * Co-Pay Free * Offered over VA Video Connect and In-Person Classes
include but not limited to: Diabetes Cooking Classes, Women’s Heart Healthy Cooking, Budgeting Cooking Classes, Anti-Inflammatory, Food and Mood, Intro to Cooking, Mediterranean Diet Cooking
Class, Farmer’s Market Foods, Women’s Healthy Teaching Kitchen Class, and Kitchen Gadget Cooking Class Sign up information: CONTACT Omaha VA dietitians can be reached at: Phone:
402-995-4899 Grand Island VA Hospital dietitians can be reached at: Phone: 308-382-3660, ext. 2440 Lincoln VA clinic dietitians can be reached at: Phone: 402-489-3802, ext. 6581 Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
