Introducing the Lifestyle Health Index in the American Nations

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¹ Author Affiliations: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago (Dr Arena); Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Arena and Pronk); HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Drs Pronk and Kottke); Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Dr Pronk); and Nationhood Lab, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island (Mr Woodard).

Editorial

Ross Arena et al. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2024.

. 2024 Jul 1;44(4):E19-E20.

doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000860. Epub 2024 Feb 7.

¹ Author Affiliations: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago (Dr Arena); Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Arena and Pronk); HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Drs Pronk and Kottke); Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Dr Pronk); and Nationhood Lab, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island (Mr Woodard).

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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