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2024, Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress Abbey Whatley 2024, Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress Abbey Whatley

Phase 3 Advancing Lifestyle Medicine among all Health Professionals

Grantee: American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Year Funded: 2024

Amount: $75,000

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: Goals: To increase access to lifestyle medicine (LM) and close gaps in health equity by growing the LM workforce

Methodology: Through outreach and educational programming, LM education, tools and resources will be more widely distributed to the healthcare workforce, thus increasing the amount of healthcare workers throughout the United States who can utilize LM within their practice. Through academic and industry engagement and publications, policy makers, academia, health systems, and funders will gain access to information about the LM workforce composition, current LM work environments, and what the future LM workforce might look like.

Anticipated outcomes:

-Through ACLM’s Partial and Full Academic Pathways, increased student access to health professions programs throughout the US offering educational content aligning with the 2022 Core Competencies in Lifestyle Medicine

-Delivery of tailored LM resource packages including high-quality training and complementary patient-facing material for workforce segments essential to public health including community health workers (CHWs), nurses, and community health specialists

-Increased numbers of qualified healthcare professionals taking the ACLM certification exam

-Research publications strategically placed to inform healthcare policy makers, health funders, and health professions faculty about the LM workforce and educational needs of this multidisciplinary group of healthcare workers

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2024, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K Abbey Whatley 2024, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K Abbey Whatley

The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (TKC) Multisite Curriculum Study, UTHealth Houston SPH Site – Year 2

Grantee: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Year Funded: 2024

Amount: $75,000

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: The Teaching Kitchen (TK) Multisite Trial is an innovative program that combines evidence-based nutrition education with culinary learning for behavior change. This study aims to assess the feasibility and preliminary impact of the TK program on health outcomes and well-being across different sites and sociodemographic populations.

The specific aims are:

Aim 1: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multidisciplinary TK lifestyle intervention among diverse urban, suburban, and rural-dwelling adults.

Aim 2: To identify the barriers and facilitators to effectively implementing the TK culinary and lifestyle intervention in clinical- and community-based settings using a mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) evaluation.

Aim 3: To assess the preliminary effectiveness of the TK culinary and lifestyle education intervention by comparing changes between the intervention and wait-list control groups from pre- to post-intervention.

This study is a randomized controlled trial of adults (n = 320) who have overweight or class I-II obesity (BMI 25-39.9) and at least one metabolic disease marker (including fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c; liver function; or fasting lipid profile).

Participants (n = 50 at the UTHealth site, 25 per group) in Cohort 2 will be measured at baseline, after the 16-week intensive culinary and lifestyle intervention (4 months), at the end of the intervention program (12 months), and after a 6-month follow-up period (18 months).

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2024, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K Abbey Whatley 2024, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K Abbey Whatley

Effectiveness and Implementation of the PAVING the Path to Wellness Lifestyle Medicine program

Grantee: PAVING the Path to Wellness

Year Funded: 2024

Amount: $75,988

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: Lifestyle medicine has the potential to address the chronic disease epidemic, but a lack of dissemination and implementation (D&I) research has prevented its widespread adoption into clinical and community settings. This project will examine the effectiveness and implementation of the PAVING the Path to Wellness lifestyle medicine program to both improve program delivery and lay foundational knowledge to advance clinical and public health practice in the lifestyle medicine space.

Through this hybrid effectiveness-implementation design, we will:

1) Assess the impact of the PAVING program on the lifestyle medicine health behaviors using a validated pre/post- survey with at least 15 cohorts of 6-20 PAVING participants. We anticipate that the PAVING program will improve health behaviors.

2) Identify the barriers and facilitators to the successful implementation and growth of the program through semi-structured qualitative interviews with PAVING leaders and participants. Implementation constructs including program acceptability, adaptability, process, and sustainability will be assessed. We anticipate that the interviews will elicit critical insights to support program implementation.

The project will rigorously evaluate the PAVING the Path to Wellness program and promote the scaling of lifestyle medicine by providing a blueprint for other programs to better translate from research to practice.

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Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, 2023 Guest User Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, 2023 Guest User

N-PALMS: Nutrition and Physical Activity in Lifestyle Medicine Services

Grantee: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $63,940.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: The N-PALMS program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) serves to increase nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among adult patients in Lifestyle Medicine Clinic (LMC). The goal is to create on-site (within existing LMC) Full Plate Living (FPL) and Exercise is Medicine (EIM) services as well as partner with a local YMCA to embed these services in a gym setting. A growing body of evidence supports the lifestyle medicine approach as an effective strategy to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease. However, there is a need for insight into operationalizing the adoption of these services into mainstream healthcare as well as determination of optimal delivery locations. Leveraging the success of the existing LMC, this project will provide evidence of the importance of helping patients operationalize lifestyle prescriptions. Additionally, this project will serve to highlight the necessary personnel and space for optimal LM delivery.

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2023, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress Guest User 2023, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress Guest User

Advancing Lifestyle Medicine activities within Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) Training

Grantee: The University of Arizona Foundation fbo The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $50,000.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none


Project Summary: AWCIM will create and implement a novel and engaging Lifestyle Medicine (LM) Activity Module, consisting of twelve (12) prescribed activities for medical residents to engage in either alone or with peers.  The LM Activity Module will allow for a deeper experience and understanding of the principles of LM.  When embedded into mainstream residency training, the LM Activity Module will significantly enrich residents’ knowledge, attitudes, and skills in LM and increase their ability to counsel and recommend LM interventions for patients.  The project will be designed to increase LM visibility with the ultimate goal of training all residents in LM and encouraging more physicians to formally pursue LM training and board certification, thus improving the health of our communities.

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2023, Lifestyle Medicine, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K, Ardmore Community Guest User 2023, Lifestyle Medicine, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K, Ardmore Community Guest User

Saint Francis Lifestyle Medicine Program

Grantee: Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $69,350.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none


Project Summary: The Saint Francis Lifestyle Medicine program introduces patients to the key concepts of Lifestyle Medicine using Shared Medical Appointments in the setting of a teaching kitchen and  Shared Medical Appointments. Program objectives include instilling confidence in patients to begin their own healthy culinary journeys through the skills they learn during these sessions and equipping them with the information to accomplish vital tasks like grocery shopping, reading food labels, and meal planning all of which have a decisive impact on health. Other objectives include increasing physical activity; improving sleep hygiene, sleep quality and sleep duration; learning and developing techniques to better handle stress; understanding the importance of living with purpose and positive connections; and knowing the harms of risky substances. This will be achieved using a multidisciplinary team-based approach consisting of a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine physician, a professional chef, a registered dietician, a licensed therapist and an exercise physiologist in the setting of the hospital gym. The use of validated survey tools and software applications will allow us to continually monitor the effectiveness of the program, improve it, and expand it to more populations.

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2023, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K, Lifestyle Medicine Guest User 2023, Project in Progress, Amount 50K-99K, Lifestyle Medicine Guest User

Scaling “Community As Medicine” via YMCA Partnerships

Grantee: Open Source Wellness

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $60,000.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none


Project Summary: Open Source Wellness (OSW) will partner with a diverse cohort of YMCAs from around the country to catalyze the design, implementation, and evaluation of “Community As Medicine” health coaching programs.  This model is designed to combat social isolation and uplift the universal practices that underlie health and wellbeing MOVE (physical activity), NOURISH (plant-forward nutrition), CONNECT (social support), and BE (stress reduction) in partnership with clinical healthcare providers and payers.  Core elements and values integral to this approach include trauma-informed health coaching, transdiagnostic group coaching, cultural humility, joy, and belonging.

Key activities include providing technical assistance to YMCAs in building individual and group health coaching programs, and supporting YMCAs in developing strong referral relationships with local Federally Qualified Health Centers. 

Key outcomes are financial sustainability, strong data and analytics of patient health data, and supporting YMCAs in achieving their missions related to health equity, community engagement, and participation in their local healthcare ecosystems.

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2023, Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine Guest User 2023, Amount 50K-99K, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine Guest User

Healing Dayton by Treating the Cause at the Point of Contact: Phase 1 to Build Expertise and Cement Community Partnerships

Grantee: Kettering Adventist Health

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $69,019.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: Kettering Health’s vision of whole person care aligns with AIH strategic goal 1-Establish Lifestyle Medicine (LM) as a foundational component of the delivery of care in the U.S. healthcare system by bringing LM into the mainstream of clinical practice so that clinicians are trained, tested and certified.

Objective 1- Build a Critical Mass of Lifestyle Medicine Expertise and Leadership across Kettering Health. Currently, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine curriculum is available to internal medicine, family medicine, and cardiology training programs. There is also a formal LM track in the internal medicine training program. We have a multi-pronged approach to build our capacity and expertise in LM.

Objective 2- Redesign Medical Training Programs to Make Lifestyle Medicine the Foundation for Curriculum. For our internal medicine and family medicine residencies and cardiology fellowship, we will redesign the curriculum, developing hands-on rotations with community partners. We will engage with all physician training programs to promote integration of LM into the curriculum.

Objective 3- Planning Pilot Lifestyle Medicine Healthcare Delivery Models in Underserved Areas. We will leverage community partnerships to bring whole person care to underserved areas of Dayton. Initial contacts include cooking classes and health lectures. We will also visit Loma Linda University Health System to investigate best practices and sustainable whole person care.

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Amount 50K-99K, 2023, Lifestyle Medicine, Project in Progress Guest User Amount 50K-99K, 2023, Lifestyle Medicine, Project in Progress Guest User

Whole Health Kids

Grantee: Edible Education Experience, Inc.

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $50,000.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: Whole Health Kids invites low-income students in Central Florida to experience the natural cycle of food from seed to table, with the goal of deepening their understanding of food systems and increasing their motivation to eat healthy whole foods. Reflecting our goal to encourage examination of multifaceted systems, a field trip to EEE involves a well-rounded exploration of the people, histories, natural processes, and scientific principles involved in the food journey. In this field trip series, students explore the natural and sustainable systems of the Culinary Garden, and harvest organic ingredients for a plant-based lunch. Then, they take part in an interactive demonstration of a recipe or cooking technique aligned with the curriculum topic, led by experienced educators and chefs. Finally, we synthesize what we’ve learned in our teaching kitchen, where students collaborate to cook scratch-made dishes and practice the hard and soft skills involved in the kitchen. Lunchtime features a reflection of the field trip's impact on students. Critical thinking, confidence, and collaboration are the touchstones we return to to examine whether the experiences we give children will have lasting impacts. Student success stories often tell us of children who are cooking at home and trying new foods. These students are becoming more autonomous in their own relationship with food, as well as influencing healthy and socially fulfilling eating habits in their families and communities.

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2023, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 50K-99K Guest User 2023, Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 50K-99K Guest User

Enhancing and Evaluating a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in Southwest Virginia

Grantee: Carilion Medical Center

Year Funded: 2023

Amount: $97,600.00

Report Status: Report not posted

Related Content: none

Project Summary: The goals of this project are to:

- enhance the quality of care provided in a Lifestyle Medicine (LM) clinic serving a medically underserved patient population in southwest Virginia (SWVA) through multi-level evaluation

- advance knowledge of factors associated with successful LM program implementation 

- advance the field of LM through experiential learning for residents, dissemination of scholarly work, and sharing of resources.

We will automate the maintenance of a LM patient registry. This effort will improve data quality and reduce the burden of registry maintenance, enhancing the registry’s utility for evaluating outcomes. Registry data from the clinic’s first year and additional patient survey and care team interviews will be used to evaluate clinical outcomes and factors associated with successful LM program implementation. Finally, we will refine and pilot test resources for conducting LM group educational visits in medically underserved populations in SWVA.

Outcomes include:

- Automated data extraction and upload process for the LM registry.

- Impact of LM clinic participation on clinical outcomes.

- Factors associated with LM program retention, treatment success, and program satisfaction.

- Implementation of LM group education visits tailored to patients in SWVA in a Family Medicine Residency program and a local federally qualified health center.

- Scholarly presentations and publications at LM and research conferences.

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Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 50K-99K, 2022 Guest User Project in Progress, Lifestyle Medicine, Amount 50K-99K, 2022 Guest User

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

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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.