UNITING EFFORTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC WALLS

Blue Zones x ACLM

Blue Zones and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) have partnered to address the global rise of noncommunicable chronic disease and create healthier, more sustainable communities through evidence-based lifestyle and environmental interventions.

Blue Zones Certification Course

Blue Zones and ACLM have joined forces to launch the Blue Zones^® Certification Course for Physicians and Health Professionals—a groundbreaking educational program designed for clinicians and care providers who want to transform the future of medicine.

This course is designed for clinicians and health professionals who want to strengthen their therapeutic skills in lifestyle medicine and apply evidence-based strategies both inside and outside the clinic. Completion of the course allows eligible clinicians to earn the Blue Zones-Certified Physician or Blue Zones-Certified Health Professional designation, demonstrating their commitment to longevity science, community-centred approaches, and the mission of making the healthy choice the easy choice.

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Why Lifestyle Medicine?

Lifestyle medicine aligns directly with the Blue Zones purpose of helping people live better and longer lives through the wisdom of the longest-lived, healthiest cultures from the world’s blue zones regions. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle changes to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse common noncommunicable chronic diseases. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, positive social connections and avoidance or minimization of risky substances and behaviors–also provides effective prevention of these conditions.

Who is ACLM?

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine is a pioneering force in healthcare, on the forefront of advancing the field of lifestyle medicine since 2004. Lifestyle medicine is the fastest-growing field of medicine, focused on treating root causes of disease to shift healthcare from disease management to prevention and health restoration. ACLM brings together physicians and health professionals dedicated to reversing disease with evidence-based lifestyle changes.

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The Partnership

This partnership combines proven, powerful efforts and provides the missing link to transforming the health and well-being of our nation and our healthcare system.

Certification for Physicians & Health Professionals

Physicians and other health professionals interested in learning more about earning certification to practice lifestyle medicine, the prerequisite to the Blue Zones-Certified Physician or Blue Zones-Certified Health Professional designation, may register their interest below, and begin meeting their prerequisites.

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Center for Lifestyle Medicine Innovation

Blue Zones will be recognized as the exclusive founding partner of ACLM’s Center for Lifestyle Medicine Innovation, a hub for research, innovation, thought leadership, and knowledge sharing. Individuals interested in joining Blue Zones and ACLM in advancing research that is focused on identifying and eradicating the root causes of disease are invited to register their interest below.

Healthy Communities

As part of the partnership, ACLM is providing medical education resources and offering practice advancement consultative support to health systems integrating lifestyle medicine in Blue Zones communities, leveraging ACLM’s extensive patient-facing and clinical practice tools and health systems resources.