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Expanding access to lifestyle medicine in underserved communities

Research shows that the burden of chronic disease falls disproportionately on communities with limited access to affordable, culturally responsive healthcare due to location, income level and other factors.

ACLM is committed to ensuring that the benefits of lifestyle medicine reach all people, regardless of zip code, income or background by:

Expanding clinician education and care delivery models, like lifestyle medicine shared medical appointments (LMSMAs), through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

Developing education, training and implementation models that are culturally responsive

Supporting a trained workforce that reflects the communities being served

Strengthening community engagement and partnerships for long-term impact

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Partnering to build a stronger health center workforce

ACLM and NACHC: A shared commitment

Community Health Centers (CHCs) are the nation’s largest primary care system, serving millions on the front lines of chronic disease care. ACLM is proud to support NACHC and
health center teams using lifestyle medicine to address the root causes of chronic disease in underserved communities.

ACLM and NACHC are investing in a healthier future by equipping community health center teams with lifestyle medicine training:

$250,000 in complimentary Lifestyle Medicine Fundamentals training for 1,000 health center staff
National Training Initiative (NTI) scholarships covering
50% of board certification costs for CHC primary care
providers (MD/DO/NP/PA)

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Education and implementation support

We work with administrators and clinicians to understand how to best meet the unique goals of high-need, low-resource settings.

A phased approach to integrating lifestyle medicine generally includes:

training

Education and training for members of the interprofessional care team, designed to support lifestyle medicine delivery in high-need, low-resource settings.

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resources

Practical implementation tools and access to communities of practice, developed to accelerate and sustain clinical delivery of lifestyle medicine in underserved communities.

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framework

Guidance to integrate lifestyle medicine into existing workflows and connect clinical care with community resources through the Community Engaged Lifestyle Medicine (CELM) model, an evidence-based, published framework developed by clinicians working with medically underserved populations.

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Scholarship support

ACLM aims to remove the financial burden for those serving medically under-resourced communities to pursue advanced training in lifestyle medicine. Through scholarship support, our goal is to develop leaders who can lead care teams and catalyze long-term sustainability within high-need, low resource settings.

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Community Engaged Lifestyle Medicine

Member Group

The HEAL Initiative includes advocates who are transforming their communities by making lifestyle medicine accessible to whoever needs it, no matter the barriers.

Learn more about the work they’re doing and join the HEAL Initiative to share some of your strategies for bringing lifestyle medicine to undeserved communities.

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Where lifestyle medicine is making an impact in underserved communities

Lifestyle medicine is embedded in underserved communities across the nation, bringing evidence-based approaches to communities that need it most. Clinicians in these areas are using lifestyle medicine interventions to address chronic disease and improve health outcomes where traditional resources are limited.

Clinical & Community Integration

Transforming rural health through lifestyle medicine

Integrating lifestyle medicine into applications for the new $50 billion Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation Program offers a powerful framework to improve population health, boost workforce efficiency, and reduce healthcare costs in rural communities.

Lifestyle medicine for all: Interventions for treating chronic disease in under-resourced patient populations

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Clinical & Community Integration

Health care, not sick care: Giving patients what they really want

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Clinical & Community Integration

ACLM celebrates National Health Center Week and FQHC/CHC clinicians all year long

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