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VA's Gerofit fitness and health promotion program reduces the risk

  St. Louis VA Health Care System   John Cochran Division  Jefferson Barracks Division  Kansas City VA Medical Center   Kansas City, MO  Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans's Hospital   Columbia, MO  Eastern Kansas Health Care System  Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center - Leavenworth, KS  Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center - Topeka, KS

  Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center  Wichita, KS  Marion VA Medical Center   Marion, IL  John J. Pershing VA Medical Center   Poplar Bluff, MO

VA's Gerofit fitness and health promotion program reduces the risk of the need for nursing home care by developing individually tailored, functionally-based exercise for America's older Veterans. Full Story

1201 Walnut Street, Suite 800 Kansas City, MO 64106 816-701-3002 Directions

Veterans Crisis Line:1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington DC 20420

Primary Focus of the Provider

• General health services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Accepts clients on opioid medication

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted without restriction

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• The Joint Commission

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

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Ancillary Services

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for internet use disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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