Newly Updated 2nd Edition Lifestyle Medicine Program
The American College of Preventive Medicine and American College of Lifestyle Medicine recently updated the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Program and are making it available to members and newsletter subscribers as part of a limited release. 
The fully updated 2nd edition features improved usability, more interactivity, and the latest evidence-based instruction from faculty experts. Even if you took the first edition course, there's a lot more to learn in modules that explore:

  • Core Competency Skills
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Activity
  • Health and Wellness Coaching
  • Sleep Health
  • Emotional Wellness
  • Mindfulness
  • Tobacco Cessation
  • Alcohol Use
  • Weight Management

ACPM also offers additional lifestyle medicine courses through its learning platform on an 'Introduction to Culinary Medicine,' 'Medical Nutrition Therapy,' and 'Improving CVD Outcomes in Women,' along with the soon-to-be-available 'Brain Health: Blood Pressure Management in Mid-life to Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline.'
Free Opportunity to Learn More about the CDC's 6|18 Initiative
ACPM has released a new 1.0 CME/MOC course that provides an overview of the CDC's 6|18 Initiative. Titled " An Introduction to the CDC's 6|18 Initiative," the course:

  • Highlights common barriers that hinder the adoption of 18 specific and proven interventions for six common and costly health conditions
  • Offers individual- and system-level recommendations to increase intervention adoption, and
  • Discusses funding mechanisms and implementation strategies through two case studies on asthma-related interventions.

There is no cost for this course, now available through ACPM's learning platform !
ACPM's Diabetes Prevention Program Webinar Series
Three recorded webinars on the Diabetes Prevention Program Demonstration Projects are now available at no cost for providers through ACPM's learning platform. The webinars examine the efforts of the project's participating grantee organizations to develop and implement a practice protocol for screening, testing and referring patients with prediabetes to a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program. 

Each webinar features two grantees from the provider categories: Independent Practice Associations, Integrated Delivery Systems, and Federally Qualified Heath Centers. All three of the webinar recordings are available for 1.5 CME/MOC credits at no cost.
Promoting the Benefits of Lifestyle Medicine at APHA 2018
Anita Balan, Program Manager at ACPM, gave a presentation titled ‘Building Lifestyle Medicine Competencies for Physicians and Allied Health Professionals' on November 13 at the American Public Health Association's 2018 Annual Meeting in San Diego.

As a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), Anita provided an overview of the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Program and how health education specialists, health coaches, and other public health professionals can benefit from completing the 32-credit CME/MOC opportunity. She also described how allied health professionals can also gain foundational knowledge in prescribing or advocating for lifestyle interventions as front-line therapy to reverse, address or treat lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
Improving Community Care for Alzheimer's & Dementia Patients
In a new report titled ' Healthy Brain Initiative’s (HBI) State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia, The 2018-2023 Road Map,' the CDC and Alzheimer’s Association highlight the public health roles and strategic efforts critical to prepare all communities for the growing prevalence of Alzheimer’s. The guidebook provides 25 actions that can be employed over the next five years to help reduce risk for cognitive decline and dementia, expand early detection and diagnosis, improve safety and quality of care for people living with dementia, and strengthen caregivers’ health and effectiveness.

Review the roadmap and supporting resources for a complete look at the recommended public health efforts, and consider subscribing to the Alzheimer’s Association's Public Health News and to email updates from the CDC Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program. There is also a webinar on December 18, part of the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center webinar series, that will provide an overview of the Initiative and roadmap, and explore how public health officers in Washington state designed and implemented a successful program that aligns with the Initiative's recommendations.
WEBINAR
National Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center / Administration for Community Living
Tuesday, December 18 (2:00–3:00pm)
OPPORTUNITIES / EDUCATION
Prevention 2019 – ACPM invites physicians and practitioners from a range of specialties, disciplines, and healthcare ecosystems to submit a scientific abstract for oral or poster presentation to Prevention 2019, the annual conference of ACPM to be held May 20-23, 2019 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. Submissions that fit one or more of the priority topic tracks are strongly encouraged. Tracks include: Lifestyle Medicine and Precision Public Health; Improvement and Innovation; Policy, Evidence and Practice; Engagement and Change; Models and Health Systems; The Future of Preventive Medicine. Submissions will be accepted through January 15.
Healthy People 2030 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments—including those from members of the public—on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030. HHS is looking for input on the proposed Core, Developmental, and Research objectives, and also welcomes proposals for new objectives. The public comment period will end January 17.
Food for Life – The Physicians Committee is holding two Food for Life certification trainings next year: May 1-3 and August 7-9, in Washington, DC. Become certified to teach the award-winning Food for Life program, which combines community-based nutrition education with live cooking demonstrations to help anyone interested in unlocking the power of plant-based nutrition for optimal health. The application deadline for both trainings is January 31.
Clinicians CHEF Coaching – Add CHEF coaching as part of your preventive medicine practice in 2019! Discover how to empower your patients to set culinary goals, explore alternative cooking strategies to help patients overcome common barriers to home cooking, and master culinary coaching skills. Call in to a free Q/A session on February 14, 2019 (8:00pm) with Founding Director Rani Polak. Visit the Clinicians CHEF Coaching website for more information.
Lifestyle Medicine Tools – The Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change course—to be held in Boston, May 1-2, 2019—will explore innovative and effective strategies to guide patients to healthier lives. Topics highlighted include: nutrition, exercise, sleep, weight loss, and stress management. This course also provides updates on payment structures that reward clinicians based upon patients’ health behaviors and health outcomes. Early registration is strongly recommended as space is limited and spaces often fills up before the March 31 early-bird deadline.
RESEARCH / REPORTS / NEWS
Effectiveness of Online Diabetes Prevention Programs – A study titled " Results From a Trial of an Online Diabetes Prevention Program Intervention" examined online diabetes prevention program weight loss and participation outcomes and secondarily compared outcomes among participating individuals with parallel in-person interventions. The authors concluded that the online and in-person diabetes prevention program participants lost significantly more weight than MOVE! participants at six and 12 months; there was no significant difference in weight change between online and in-person diabetes prevention programs. – Tannaz Moin, et. al. (American Journal of Preventive Medicine)
Blood Cholesterol Management Guideline – The 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol, developed by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, provides a foundation for the delivery of cardiovascular care and offers recommendations for patients with or at risk for high blood cholesterol. While similar to the 2013 edition, the new guideline features a renewed emphasis on a heart-healthy lifestyle and patient–clinician conversations prior to initiation of drug treatment in an effort to improve outcomes among patients with or at risk for high blood cholesterol, a priority shared by CDC.
Church-based lifestyle intervention reduces BP in black patients – Schoenthaler A, et al. and Sussman JB, et al. (Healio)
Healthy Lifestyle Trumps Genes for Stroke Risk – Kate Kneisel (MedPage Today)
Culinary Medicine: A Recipe for Better Health – J. Williams (U.S. News & World Report)
Tips to be fit: Most strokes can be prevented – (The Philadelphia Tribune)
New National Prediabetes Awareness Campaign – For National Diabetes Month in November, the AMA, CDC, and Ad Council launched a new phase to their national campaign to raise awareness that one in three adults in America has prediabetes, and encourage people to learn their risk. Watch the videos and share DoIHavePrediabetes.org and PodriaTenerPrediabetes.org with your patients and communities.
Hypertension Control Champions – Million Hearts® has recognized 18 health care practices and community health centers as 2018 Hypertension Control Champions. In their work, these providers were able to achieve blood pressure control for at least 80 percent of their adult patients with hypertension. Together, the 2018 Champions class cared for more than 53,000 adults.
2018 Top Hospital Awards – Top hospitals who have better systems in place to prevent medication errors and provide higher quality on maternity care and lower infection rates, among other laudable qualities are recognized each year by The Leapfrog Group. The award is not given to a set number of hospitals, but rather, to all teaching, general, rural, and children's hospitals that meet the high standards defined in its methodology. – The Leapfrog Group
Share your lifestyle medicine news, research, and upcoming events with your colleagues. Submit information to ACPM's Dani Pere at dpere@acpm.org .
MEETINGS / EVENTS
See the Community Calendar for a complete list and links to upcoming events focused on lifestyle medicine, preventive medicine, population health, and more.
Active Living Research Conference
February 17-20, Charleston, SC
American Occupational Health Conference
April 28–May 1, 2019; Anaheim, CA
Lifestyle Medicine Tools for Promoting Healthy Change
Institute of Lifestyle Medicine
May 3-4, 2019; Boston, MA
Prevention 2019
American College of Preventive Medicine
May 20-23; Pittsburgh, PA

Nutrition 2019 
June 8-11, 2019; Baltimore, MD
See the Community Calendar for a complete list and links to upcoming events focused on lifestyle medicine, preventive medicine, population health, and more.
Calling for Practice Examples in Lifestyle Medicine – We want to share your success stories. Tell us how you, your practice, organization or agency have implemented lifestyle and behavior interventions to improve the health of your patients, communities and populations. Submit your stories to Dani Pere (dpere@acpm.org).
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