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d. Point of contact name
e. Telephone number
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Whole Health Education Performance Work Statement
FY24 acquisition abridged work requirements
The objectives of this acquisition are as follows, reflecting a combination of continuing the
strong foundation of educational content and delivery, while also creating new programs and curricula to advance Whole Health in VA.
1) Design, develop, and revise Whole Health professional education curricula for large complex/public organizations including but not limited to:
a. Clinicians/professionals/certified healthcare staff
b. Non-clinicians, lay staff
c. Administrative staff
d. Executive leadership
2) Develop team-based inter-professional curriculum around Whole Health principles:
a. Personal vision and mission for life and health;
b. Personalized health planning;
c. Complementary and integrative health and self- care skill-building and knowledge acquisition;
d. Lifestyle and behavior change strategies;
e. Accountability and support to succeed with and from significant other(s), health care team members, and the community.
3) Design, develop, deliver, and facilitate highly experiential Whole Health educational programs, including:
a. Synchronous virtual courses
b. On-site courses
c. Asynchronous courses
d. Education Planning
e. Curriculum Development
f. Learning Pathway development
g. Instructional Design
h. Materials and Tools
i. Evaluation Plan
4) Deploy existing Whole Health Courses (face-to-face and virtual) using highly skilled
faculty with experience in VHA model of Whole Health and update current courses to reflect education as a means of applying concepts versus just teaching concepts.
5) Train Health and Wellness Coaches, Partners, Facilitators, and/or Mentors.
Health and Wellness Coach training must be accredited by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches (NBHWC).
6) Develop and deliver highly experiential education programs that offer training in
complementary and integrative health and mind-body skills to augment Well-Being
Programs with a focus on sustainment and support from classroom to practice.
7) Develop and deliver comprehensive and highly experiential education programs that
provide Advanced Clinical Interprofessional Training that advances Whole Health Clinical Care across VHA with a focus on sustainment and support from classroom to practice.
8) Create Whole Health education designed for employee well-being and resilience. Develop innovative educational content that fills the gaps and is focused on advancing Employee Whole Health within the VA.
9) Develop a network of highly-trained national and local high-functioning education faculty
and coordinators with the skills and knowledge to deploy a robust deployment strategy
across all VHA and sustain over time in the form of regional and local learning
ecosystems that in turn offer feedback and advise national strategy.
10) Demonstrates ability to create Veteran-facing education on Whole Health.
11) Utilize an evaluative process to track, assess, and evaluate the effectiveness of the
Whole Health education programs, including Kirkpatrick levels 3 & 4.
12) Provide professional services in website design, maintenance and evaluation. Provides graphic design for packaged and print products applying 508 standards for digital and print materials.
13) Provides expertise and extensive experience with the VHA Talent Management System (TMS). Administers and maintains Whole Health courses within TMS. Creates/edits courses, enters course completions, supports field based Whole Health education and produces ad hoc reports.
14) Ability to phase and stagger learning activities for a large number of professionals in a clinical setting.
Key personnel:
a. experience and credentials in instructional design for the health care industry
b. extensive, enterprise-wide knowledge and experience in integrative medicine and Whole Health practices and principles
c. extensive expertise in training education faculty (both clinical and nonclinical)
d. have extensive experience in training Health and Wellness coaches
e. aligned with course requirements
