VHA Prevention Policies and Guidelines

For more information on these and other VHA publications, visit the VHA Forms, Publications & Records Management website.

• Directives establish mandatory VHA policies.
• Handbooks prescribe mandatory VHA procedures and/or operational requirements.
• Information Letters release nondirective information of one-time interest or short duration.

Prevention Handbook
The National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program addresses the provision, evaluation and improvement of preventive health services.  Health promotion and disease prevention core program requirements are described in this document.

MOVE! Handbook
MOVE! is a national weight management program designed by the VA National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP), a part of the Office of Patient Care Services, to help veterans lose weight, keep it off and improve their health.

VA Publications
This web site contains information regarding VHA-wide policies, procedures, requirements and other information of general applicability.  Publications specific to health promotion and disease prevention are highlighted below.

• VHA Information Letter on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening.
• VHA Information Letter on Vaccination to Prevent Cervical Cancer Caused by Certain Types of Genital Human Papillomavirus.
• VHA Information Letter on Vaccination to Prevent Herpes Zoster.
• VHA Directive providing policy on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up Timelines.
• VHA Directive providing policy on Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2008-2009.

Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense guidelines.

NCP Publications