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. 2018 Aug 22;12(6):479-483.
doi: 10.1177/1559827618792493. eCollection 2018 Nov-Dec.

The Lifestyle Medicine Team: Health Care That Delivers Value

Salvatore Lacagnina  1   2   3   4 , Margaret Moore  1   2   3   4 , Sarah Mitchell  1   2   3   4
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The Lifestyle Medicine Team: Health Care That Delivers Value

Salvatore Lacagnina et al. Am J Lifestyle Med. .

Abstract

Most chronic illnesses in developed nations are largely preventable. Lifestyle Medicine adds tremendous value to traditional methods for the delivery of healthcare by focusing on preventing, reversing and treating chronic illness. By helping individuals focus on nutrition, physical activity, stress management, quality sleep, mental health and purposeful living, the risk and incidence of chronic illness decreases dramatically. This article describes the team approach to preventive health care including the value of Wellness Coaching and how the Group Visit model of health care improves access to care and quality outcomes.

Keywords: health coaching; healthy lifestyle; lifestyle medicine; well-being; wellness coaching.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Margaret Moore is a shareholder and employee of Wellcoaches Corp. Salvatore Lacagnina and Sarah Mitchell have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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