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2024, Project in Progress, Amount 100K-149K Abbey Whatley 2024, Project in Progress, Amount 100K-149K Abbey Whatley

MGH Revere Food Pantry: Healthy Families Clinic and Teaching Kitchen Program: Year Three

Grantee: Massachusetts General Hospital

Year Funded: 2024

Amount: $126,000

Report Status: Report not posted

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Project Summary: With the Ardmore Institute of Health's support, MGH Revere Food Pantry: Healthy Families Clinic and Teaching Kitchen Program is modeling a Lifestyle Medicine program that showcases the power of a "Food Is Medicine" approach to sustainably and meaningfully improving community health. With the establishment of a program focused on healthy foods, patient education and empowerment, psychosocial support, and rigorous evaluation, the MGH Revere Food Pantry will stand apart from other organizations. It will be a pioneering example of a healthy lifestyle clinical and research program for the entire family addressing social determinants of health. Funding will support the third year of the three-year demonstration project targeting families receiving care from MGH Revere; have a teaching kitchen component; and will emphasize chronic disease management for hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Specific year 3 goals include: 1) Evaluate improvements in food insecurity, child health, and parental health over a 6-month period, and 2) Conduct a Needs Assessment for how to best bring families into the teaching kitchen.

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2024, Project in Progress, Amount 100K-149K Abbey Whatley 2024, Project in Progress, Amount 100K-149K Abbey Whatley

"F!reF!ghterF!t”: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Lifestyle Coaching Interventions for Obese Firefighters

Grantee: Cambridge Health Alliance

Year Funded: 2024

Amount: $100,000

Report Status: Report not posted

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Project Summary: RATIONALE/GOALS: Obesity is a major health hazard in the US fire service. It contributes to excess cancer, cardiovascular disease and behavioral health issues. Obesity is negatively associated with 12/13 health priorities identified by the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation. Mitigating obesity is crucial to the fire service’s goals of reducing chronic diseases and their adverse economic/operational impacts.

METHODS: At least 75 male firefighters self-reporting a body mass index (BMI) of >/= 30 kg/m2 AND interest in weight loss will complete a baseline health assessment including: lifestyle scores, body composition, metabolic/hormonal indices, physical fitness, and behavioral health screens, until 50 eligible firefighters have been consented and enrolled. After the initial clinical evaluation, 50 eligible firefighters will be randomized into the two study groups (about 25 firefighters to each arm): 1. General Health Instructions (CONTROL) and 2. Individual & Group Lifestyle Coaching based on the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine & Full Plate Living. Participants will repeat the all health/fitness measures at 3-, 6- and 9-months post study entry. The two treatment groups will be compared on an intention to treat basis.

ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: Compared to CONTROL, firefighters receiving the Lifestyle Coaching Intervention should achieve significantly greater improvements in body composition, metabolic & other health measures, as well as adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors.

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2023, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 100K-149K Guest User 2023, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 100K-149K Guest User

Culinary Medicine and Nutrition Curriculum for All Residents-in-Training at MedStar Health

Grantee: MedStar Health

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $100,000.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none


Project Summary: MedStar Health’s Culinary Medicine and Nutrition Curriculum for Residents-in-Training provides MedStar residents (as well as other Graduate Medical Education trainees, including interns and fellows) with education on nutrition’s role in improving health outcomes, as well as training in how to speak with patients and administer nutrition education. The program will instruct residents of all 32 specialties at MedStar Health on the benefits of healthy eating and how to counsel patients to adopt healthier habits and nutrition specific to each of their needs, with the ultimate goal of forging culinary medicine into a foundational component of the delivery of care in the US healthcare system. Our goal for the first year of the program is to train 100 of our residents and have them apply that training to improve the nutrition literacy of their patients, promote healthier nutrition, experience fewer complications from poor nutrition, promote equitable healthcare, and ultimately lower healthcare costs in the long term.

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Project in Progress, Amount 100K-149K, Lifestyle Medicine, 2023 Guest User Project in Progress, Amount 100K-149K, Lifestyle Medicine, 2023 Guest User

A Lifestyle Medicine Convening on Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality: Understanding Whole Person Needs for Whole Person Care

Grantee: American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $124,380.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: ACLM will plan and host a multidisciplinary convening regarding evidence and priorities at intersections between lifestyle medicine (LM) and meaning, purpose, and spirituality (MPS). Leading behavioral science experts in psychology, positive psychology, and well-being will be recruited as advisors and speakers to ensure robust discussion and meaningful agenda setting regarding these intersections and application in medical education, clinical practice, and research. The in-person convening will bring together a select audience of approximately 100 key stakeholders, including LM experts and health care innovators, to engage with panelists and help shape recommendations for integrating MPS across the LM health care continuum. Both the convening and the materials developed as outputs, including an accessible toolkit/roadmap for bringing MPS concepts into evidence-based LM education and practice, will serve the goal of making whole person and psychological determinants of LM practice and LM prescription adherence information accessible to clinicians. A robust dissemination strategy to include academic publication, webinar, press release, website, blog, and other communication activities will be implemented for meaningful reach. Achieving proposed objectives will institute progress in how we prepare clinicians to address factors of meaning that enable healthy behavior change and whole health for all.

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2023, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 100K-149K Guest User 2023, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 100K-149K Guest User

MGH Revere Food Pantry: Healthy Families Clinic and Teaching Kitchen Program: Year Two

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2022, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 100K-149K, Project Completed Guest User 2022, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 100K-149K, Project Completed Guest User

Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Communities: Phase III Expansion 2021-2022 Academic Year (Project Year 5)

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Grant Category Definitions

Lifestyle Medicine: Projects that contribute to bringing Lifestyle Medicine into the mainstream of clinical medical practice.

Ardmore Community: Projects that benefit residents of the City of Ardmore and Carter County, Oklahoma.

Health Behavior Improvement: Projects that promote purpose, nutrition, movement, community, connectedness, and sleep.

Other: Projects that do not fall within one of the above categories.

Report Status

*Report not Posted: Prior to June 2017, AIH did not require a Report Abstract as part of the Final Report, so for those projects there is no Report Abstract to post. Also, AIH does not require a Report Abstract for any Operational grants.

Project in Progress: Report Abstracts will be posted when the project is complete.