Grants
Ardmore Institute of Health advances a future where healthcare and communities support whole-person care, and healthy choices are accessible and effective in preventing, treating, and reversing chronic disease. Each year, we fund innovative projects that advance our strategic objectives and help make our vision a reality.
Grants Database
Explore the AIH grants database for evidence-based approaches, scalable models, and best practices from our funded initiatives.
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Grant Stories
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Loma Linda University Health and Nudj Health launched a technology-integrated whole person care initiative embedded directly into Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group Department of Family Medicine.
The Full Plate for Kids activity book, developed by Stanford University Nutrition Studies Research Group, and accompanying University of Massachusetts-developed facilitator resources are now available for download.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine produced key publications to address identified gaps in practice models and the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
In 2025, Vanderbilt University Medical Center received grant funding from Ardmore Institute of Health to deliver and evaluate Full Plate Living Shared Medical Appointments in an employer health setting at Metro Nashville Public Schools.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, ACLM released a new supplement and toolkit on incorporating meaning, purpose, and spirituality into clinical practice.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, AAFP has created the Scaling Whole Health Strategies in Primary Care Action Brief.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Food & Society at the Aspen Institute hosted three food is medicine convenings and launched the Food is Medicine Community Action Plan.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Massachusetts General Hospital published “Parent Perspectives on the Interactive Role of Charitable and Federal Nutrition Assistance.”
Ardmore Institute of Health partnered with the Vitamix Foundation to support Massachusetts General Hospital's Revere HealthCare Center in implementing Food is Medicine to improve community health.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Loma Linda University Health has developed two resources to advance the use of whole-food, plant-based nutrition for chronic disease treatment and prevention.
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to feature the outcomes of a Community Health Worker-led study which assessed the effectiveness of an adapted Full Plate Living intervention in Southern California.
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to support the AAFP’s Scaling Whole Health Convening, bringing leaders together to identify ways payment and workforce training can best facilitate broader implementation of whole health strategies within primary care.
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to support Lake Region Healthcare’s Rural Lifestyle Medicine Pilot Program, which showcases the effectiveness of Shared Medical Appointments.
Ardmore Institute of Health is proud to partner with the Healing Works Foundation to support the Primary Care Collaborative in promoting whole person primary care to transform the way people are cared for in America.
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to support MedStar Health’s Culinary Medicine and Nutrition Learning Curriculum for Residents in Training, designed to equip residents to treat diet-related diseases and chronic conditions.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Food and Society at the Aspen Institute recently hosted a convening at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine to advance sharper, more actionable definitions of Food is Medicine.
ACLM recently hosted the Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Lifestyle Medicine Summit, supported by Ardmore Institute of Health. The gathering brought together thought leaders, clinicians, and researchers to explore intersections between Lifestyle Medicine and meaning, purpose, and spirituality.
In a recent Family Practice Management article, AAFP outlines the importance of Whole Health, the challenges physicians face, and the work AAFP is doing, supported by Ardmore Institute of Health, to make comprehensive, person-centered care possible.
This National Employee Wellness Month, discover a new study that reveals how Full Plate Living improved nutrition among DeKalb County government employees, and learn how Full Plate Living can support well-being in your workplace too.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, the AAFP is developing resources to support physicians in implementing Whole Health approaches in family medicine.
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to continue its strategic partnership with the AAFP to equip primary care providers to deliver whole person care and strengthen primary care’s central role in addressing chronic disease.
Carilion Medical Center received grant funding from Ardmore Institute of Health in 2023 to enhance and evaluate its Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in Southwest Virginia.
Dr. Daniel Chen, a physician at Esperanza Health Center, is utilizing Full Plate Living Shared Medical Appointments to support his patients and community through Lifestyle Medicine-informed primary care.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Open Source Wellness launched the Community As Medicine (CAM) Learning Collaborative in 2024 to scale and spread CAM across the United States.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, Food and Society at the Aspen Institute hosted a convening of a diverse group of experts, practitioners, and advocates to explore the critical intersection of nutrition and diabetes management.
With grant support from Ardmore Institute of Health, UC San Diego Health has successfully implemented the SLIM Program, integrating shared medical appointments and Food as Medicine principles to address chronic conditions.
At Ardmore Institute of Health, we believe in the power of small, sustainable lifestyle changes. That's why we supported the Food, We Need To Talk podcast, empowering listeners to adopt healthier lifestyles and make informed food choices.