Table 4.

VA Policy and Research Recommendations for Advancing Behavioral Interventions

	Policy		Research
1	VHA leadership vision (IE2) and policies for program structure (SE3)	1	Comparative effectiveness of different programming (IE1)
2	Population indicator of impact (EO1)	2	Strategies for increasing uptake, implementation, and sustainability (IE2)
3	Program fidelity a. Establish and communicate core requirements (SE3) b. Measure participation by modality (EO1 & IE1) c. Veteran tracking & feedback (IE2)	3	Factors/ predictors associated with weight loss (EO3)
4	Weight management integration (EO2)	4	Shared decision making (EO4)
		5	Data-driven quality improvement (EO1)

Note: SE= Sufficient evidence, IE = insufficient evidence, and EO = expert opinion