Gain a basic understanding of the main components of lifestyle medicine as well as the importance of using the coach approach when counseling patients about behavior change. Lifestyle factors including poor nutrition and physical inactivity are critical determinants of health, causing a pandemic of chronic diseases, premature death and unsustainable healthcare costs. Currently, 50 percent of Americans live with one or more chronic illnesses in which diet, exercise and stress play a key role.
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This course is credit eligible through Doane University's Open Learning Academy. DoaneX's Open Learning Academy's 3-4 credit hour courses are designed to provide learners with foundational coursework for undergraduate level programs. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring the credit.
Lifestyle Medicine is the science and application of 49 healthy lifestyles as interventions for the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, obesity, some neurological conditions and some cancers. It is the evidence-based specialty bridging the science of physical activity, nutrition, stress management and resilience; sleep hygiene and other healthy habits to individuals through clinical practice in healthcare.
What you'll learn
- Conceptualize how lifestyle behaviors resulted in chronic disease in the US
- Chronic disease epidemic affects our economic health as a nation.
- What is Lifestyle Medicine and its differences from traditional Western medicine.
- Tools to develop a personal, healthy lifestyle
- Lifestyle factors contribution to leading health killers in the US
- Health relationships between food production, politics, economics and the environment
- Commit to improvement in personal health choices
