Lifestyle Medicine Education
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Lifestyle Medicine Education
Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to stem the tide of chronic disease through patient education. In order to be effective, our nation’s clinicians must understand the vital roles exercise, nutrition, sleep, social connectivity, health behavior change, tobacco cessation and responsible alcohol use and other lifestyle interventions play in preventing, treating and managing disease. Through training, clinicians will be poised to treat and prevent the current pandemic of chronic disease and reduce unsustainable healthcare costs.
Dr. Jennifer Trilk, professor and co-founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative
Why
Lifestyle Medicine?
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 90% of $4.5 trillion in annual health care expenditures are for people with chronic health conditions.
60% of US adults have one chronic disease and 40% have two or more chronic diseases.
Many Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are linked to poor lifestyle behaviors.
Our Mission
LMEd provides open access, evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine curricular resources to build knowledge, skills and advocacy in clinicians for the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related chronic disease.
Our Vision
All clinical students will receive education in lifestyle medicine to prevent and treat lifestyle-related chronic disease.
What is Lifestyle Medicine?
Healthy Eating
Physical Activity
Managing Stress
Healthy Relationships
Quality Sleep
