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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

A Health Revolution with Lifestyle Medicine At Edge Family Medicine, we recognize the transformative power of lifestyle medicine in reversing early-stage chronic diseases. What is Lifestyle Medicine? Early intervention is key to reversing chronic diseases. Why Act Now?

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Inflammation and chronic disease mitigation [Complexity science]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: It is currently well-established that poor lifestyle habits are risk factors for multiple chronic diseases, and that elevated cytokines, causing chronic low-grade inflammation, is linked to chronic disease progression. But how this all works together is not clear.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

Smartphone apps now include a variety of self-management tools for weight loss, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Rural Ontario Complete Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Program (CLIP-ON) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a lifestyle medicine program in a rural Ontario community for patients with chronic diseases. It includes 22 weekly group classes and monthly appointments. Qualitative feedback is collected through questionnaires and focus groups.

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Coach McLungsSM, Facilitating Shared Decision Making for Asthma - Patients and Caregivers Perspectives [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease that is difficult to manage and associated with marked disparities in outcomes. Results: As of 3/25/24, 189 families have completed the survey. Overall satisfaction with Coach McLungsSM is highly positive, with 89% of families reporting it as extremely or very helpful.

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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Dear Mr. Kennedy, First, thank you for bringing urgency and passion to the nation’s conversation on health and the chronic disease epidemic. At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. You don’t have to build it from scratch.

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Using Machine Learning to advance primary care: an example of predictive modeling of hypertension risk to impact outcomes [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: While hypertension is the most common chronic disease cared for during adult primary care visits, it is challenging to know which hypertensive patients have the highest risk of cardiovascular complications in the future.