Table 2.
CELM Inaugural Workshop at American College of Lifestyle Medicine 2018: Presenters and Activities.
| Presenter | Location/Institution | Summary of CELM Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Janani Krishnaswami, MD | UTRGV, Texas | UTRGV Preventive Medicine Residency Program: establishing the CELM movement in the border communities of the RGV; creating a multistakeholder partnership with the region’s largest grocery store chain; helping launch the first Lifestyle Medicine—Family Planning mobile clinic for women’s health; starting the first LM practice in a free clinic for 100% uninsured patients |
| Shipra Bansal, MD | Flagstaff, Arizona | “Eating for Life”: based at a federally qualified health clinic, this innovative, cost-effective program aims to encourage and sustain healthy dietary changes among the low-resource, diverse patient population it serves. This program utilized structured group visits, food demonstrations and group meals where costs are kept minimal (<$3/meal), grocery store tours, and sessions focused on goal setting to empower its participants to remain healthy for a lifetime |
| Cheryl True, MD | Davenport, Iowa | This Walk with a Doc chapter utilized a unique twist to tackle the current rise in overweight and obesity in Iowa. Dr True held sessions in partnership with a local veterinarian to create engaging, community-based opportunities for both humans and their animal counterparts to improve their physical activity and reduce their risks of developing chronic medical illnesses simultaneously |
| Blecenda Varona, DrPH, RND, MPH | Philippines | Dr Varona, a licensed nutritionist-dietician and founder of the Asian Institute of Lifestyle Medicine has created and implemented several culturally relevant comprehensive lifestyle medicine programs that incorporate the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine. These series of measures target the rural, low-income populations of the Philippines who are disproportionately at risk for heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. These programs include educational workshops, food demonstrations, and counseling |
Abbreviations: CELM, community-engaged lifestyle medicine; LM, lifestyle medicine.