Nutrition Outpatient Programs

If you are interested in our MOVE Weight Management program, we offer individual, telehealth virtual video groups, and in-person group focused on making diet and lifestyle changes for weight management. 

Virtual and in-person MOVE Group Sessions are weekly series of classes aimed at helping develop healthier eating habits and meal planning strategies.  These classes are also facilitated by interdisciplinary health professionals to help address motivation, emotional eating, healthier coping methods, exercise/activity, and goal setting.

Call to enroll: ext. 23234

MOVE! Program Coordinator:  Heather Haluska, RDN

 

 Virtual Class Options and Facilitators:

• Mondays, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Facilitator Tessa Johnson, RDN

Cofacilitators: Dr. Lindsay Wakayama and Gaylene Simmons, OT

 

• Tuesdays, Noon to 1:00 p.m.; Facilitator Scott Davis, RDN & Tommy Gendzwill, RDN

Cofacilitators: Dr. Lindsay Wakayama and Daniel Ganoza, OT

 

• Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; Facilitator: Karen Brooks, RDN

Cofacilitators: Dr. Lindsay Wakayama and Lynn Richards, PT

 

• Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to Noon; Facilitator: Leah Falsetto, RDN

Cofacilitators: Dr. Lindsay Wakayama and Sharmayne Yusuff, RT

 

• Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Facilitator: Heather Haluska, RDN

Cofacilitators: Dr. Lindsay Wakayama and Daniel Ganoza

 

VA Video Connect (VVC) MOVE! Alumni Groups

• Tuesdays (1st, 3rd & 5th of the month), 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
• Wednesdays, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Fridays, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

In-Person MOVE Class Option at San Francisco VA Campus

• Wednesdays, Noon to 1:00 p.m. : Location: SFVAMC
• Facilitators: Heather Haluska and Dr. Lindsay Wakayama

Dietitian Asuka Hokazono, RDN, a member of the Integrative Health Team facilitates a series of different integrative functional nutrition classes listed below.

Call to enroll: ext. 25918

• Integrative health cooking class - Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on WebEx 

• Anti-inflammatory eating class - Mondays, 11:00 a.m. to Noon on WebEx 
• Wellness and Resilience Group -Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on WebEx 6-week cohort 

Dietitian Tessa Johnson, RDN, facilitates cooking demonstrations from Eureka, CA. Veterans throughout San Francisco VA Health Care System engage online to learn healthy recipes and meal planning strategies.
Recipes are emailed out prior to the class. Participants can learn these easy-to-follow recipes and are encouraged to try them at home.

Call to enroll: 

• Nutrition Cooking Demonstration Class- Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.