{"id":26794,"date":"2025-05-20T22:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/?page_id=26794"},"modified":"2025-10-15T19:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:49:03","slug":"research-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/about-aclm\/research-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#038; Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_a16a0011a99d976886221719cdf00749\" class=\"sec sec--hero mob-gut-0 hero__short\">\n\t<div class=\"container hero__short\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper__content\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper__image flex-mob-col rel center\">\n                    <div class=\"wrapper__hero-image hide-mobile oflow-hid rel box__shadow-soft\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1-300x73.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1-1024x250.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1-768x187.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1.webp 1440w\" height=\"351\" width=\"1440\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wrapper__image-mobile hide-desktop rel\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1-300x73.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1-1024x250.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1-768x187.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/research-1.webp 1440w\" height=\"351\" width=\"1440\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"breadcrumbs-container container\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>        <div class=\"wrapper__copy container flex-col \">\n        <div class=\"copy__inner center flex-col\">\n                            <h1 class=\"copy__title text-center color__blue-light wgt__500\">\n                    Research, innovation &#038; lifestyle medicine                <\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"copy__text wysiwyg\">\n                    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Research and innovation are central to ACLM&#8217;s mission to make lifestyle medicine the foundation of health and healthcare. Our work drives the standards of the field and their integration into clinical practice. Grounded in evidence and continually evolving through discovery and testing, ACLM is actively forming the future of healthcare.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_fb548327779e73ab4d20f3be8f4640ae\" class=\"sec sec--split-50-50 padding__default padding__default-bot bg__upper-none bg__lower-none\">\n<div class=\"container\"><h2 class=\"color__blue-light text-center\">Lifestyle Interventions for Treatment and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes<\/h2><\/div>    <div class=\"container flex-mob-col flex-desk-rr split__image-copy\">\n                    <div class=\"col col__image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/Donor-Prob.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/Donor-Prob-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/Donor-Prob-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/Donor-Prob.webp 640w\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>                            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col col__copy flex-col flex-desk-jc-c bg__color-blue\">\n\n            \n                                <div class=\"wrapper__copy wysiwyg\"><h2>ACLM&#8217;s first-of-its-kind clinical practice guideline puts lifestyle intervention at the forefront of diabetes care with a comprehensive roadmap for clinicians to incorporate therapeutic behavior interventions into everyday practice.<\/h2>\n<p>With more than half of U.S. adults affected by diabetes or prediabetes, this urgently needed guideline delivers clear, practical recommendations\u2014including health behavior assessments, coaching strategies, and medication de-prescribing protocols\u2014to empower clinicians and patients alike in achieving better outcomes through lifestyle medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Available now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.lifestylemedicine.org\/ACLM\/Education\/Education-Event-Display\/Event-Display-No-Shipping.aspx?EventKey=AJLM_CPG&amp;WebsiteKey=5caa7854-d0e3-44fc-a359-ef6857e8d551&amp;_gl=1*1n0egp*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDUyNTg2MTAuRUFJYUlRb2JDaE1JNXRMSzl0cnBqQU1WTEU3X0FSM1RPUXJkRUFBWUFTQUFFZ0otRnZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NjY1NDU0MDI2LjE3NDcwODM3MjI.*_ga*NTI0ODcxNTM5LjE2ODE5MzcxNTA.*_ga_PBBHNWPV2S*czE3NTIwNDczNzEkbzEwMTEkZzEkdDE3NTIwNDk4OTAkajU5JGwwJGgw\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"663cf1b3f2451094521c4e59\">Earn 3.75 credit hours of CME\/CE\/MOC with the AJLM Article &amp; Quiz!<\/a><\/p><p><a class=\"button button__button-slate\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/toc\/ajla\/19\/2_suppl\">Access the Supplement<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a class=\"button button__button-mustard\" href=\"\/articles\/lifestyle-medicine-and-the-path-to-type-2-diabetes-remission\/\">Read Why this Matters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_f71e1ab431209ae2af9f0aeb3aebaa55\" class=\"sec sec--wysiwyg-text padding__default padding__default-bot bg__color-white layout__simple\">\n    <div class=\"container  container__md flex-col\">\n\n        \n                    <h2 class=\"sec__title color__blue-light wgt__500 text-center\">The strategic role of research in lifestyle medicine<\/h2>                    <div class=\"sec__copy wysiwyg\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Research provides the scientific validation behind the lifestyle medicine core competencies; informs board certification and training; guides standards of care and creation of clinical tools and assessments; and advances implementation models. It also functions as a continuous feedback loop to ensure clinical practice is aligned with the latest science and remains agile in today\u2019s shifting healthcare landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In collaboration with the medical community, we lead and support work across the following areas of focus:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_2de914b3b6eec120cc595fd393e07473\" class=\"sec sec--multi-column-icon padding__default padding__default-bot bg__color-white\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"wrapper__tiles flex flex-wrap flex-ai-s\">\n                                    <div class=\"wrapper__tile flex-col flex-jc-fs\">\n                                                    <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><svg id=\"Layer_1_692b24466e32b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 140 140\" class=\"center\">\n  <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 29.5.1, SVG Export Plug-In . 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Peer-reviewed articles and white papers expand the evidence base and inform care. These resources are available to help drive adoption and improve outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.lifestylemedicine.org\/resources\/aclm-resource-landing\/recommendation-standards-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"wrapper__tile flex-col flex-jc-fs\">\n                                                    <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><svg id=\"Layer_1_692b24466e65d\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 140 140\" class=\"center\">\n  <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 29.5.1, SVG Export Plug-In . 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These tools support integration, behavior change, and quality improvement. While some are public, members receive expanded access.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.lifestylemedicine.org\/resources\/aclm-resource-landing\/surveys-assessments-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"wrapper__tile flex-col flex-jc-fs\">\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/Become-Certified-.webp\" height=\"140\" width=\"140\" alt=\"\" loading=\"\" class=\"center\" \/>                                                                            <h3 class=\"wrapper__tile-title text-center text-upper wgt__700 color__blue-light\">Recommendations &#038; Standards<\/h3>\n                                                                            <div class=\"wrapper__tile-copy text-center wysiwyg\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">ACLM develops clinical practice guidelines, consensus statements, and position papers to support consistent, evidence-based care. Most are open-access; members and partners gain deeper implementation support.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"\/recommendations-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View ACLM Position Statements<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_7361c23acd524a7192ee770345266a7a\" class=\"sec sec--accordion padding__default padding__default-bot bg__color-blue-lightest\">\n    <div class=\"container flex flex-desk-jc-sb flex-mob-col\">\n\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg flex-col\">\n                <h2>Key topics and current projects<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACLM focuses on high-impact research topics that support mission advance:\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disease remission and improved health outcomes\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic benefits and cost savings\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patient and\/or provider satisfaction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                \n                    <div class=\"accordion center-mob\">\n                                                        <div class=\"accordion__item\">\n                        <button class=\"accordion__header flex flex-ai-c flex-jc-sb flex-mob-ai-c\">\n                            <h4 class=\"accordion__title wgt__600\">Lifestyle Empowerment Approach for Diabetes Remission (LEADR)\u202f <\/h4>\n                            <svg class=\"accordion__icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 6\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path d=\"M5 5.8499L0 0.849902L0.7 0.149902L5 4.4499L9.3 0.149902L10 0.849902L5 5.8499Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__content wysiwyg flex-col\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACLM&#8217;s LEADR program is a 12-week lifestyle medicine intervention delivered in a shared medical appointment (SMA) model. It includes practical tools and a reimbursable step-by-step guide for clinicians to treat type 2 diabetes with a goal of disease remission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-399\">To access the LEADR materials, please complete the interest survey below for ACLM&#8217;s 2025 LEADR Pilot Study. You will receive a project description and template letter of support, and will then be asked to provide various information we would like to track from collaborating sites. On the &#8220;Thank You&#8221; screen, you will be able to download the full suite of LEADR Program materials.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"https:\/\/questionpro.com\/t\/APTjlZ5CO1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete the survey<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"accordion__item\">\n                        <button class=\"accordion__header flex flex-ai-c flex-jc-sb flex-mob-ai-c\">\n                            <h4 class=\"accordion__title wgt__600\">Lifestyle Medicine Implementation in Health Systems <\/h4>\n                            <svg class=\"accordion__icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 6\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path d=\"M5 5.8499L0 0.849902L0.7 0.149902L5 4.4499L9.3 0.149902L10 0.849902L5 5.8499Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__content wysiwyg flex-col\">\n                            <p>This case series explores how health systems are successfully integrating lifestyle medicine into care delivery. By identifying key success factors, common challenges, and lessons learned, the series aims to support broader implementation in various health system contexts.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/51562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"accordion__item\">\n                        <button class=\"accordion__header flex flex-ai-c flex-jc-sb flex-mob-ai-c\">\n                            <h4 class=\"accordion__title wgt__600\">Culinary Medicine Curriculum\u202f <\/h4>\n                            <svg class=\"accordion__icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 6\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path d=\"M5 5.8499L0 0.849902L0.7 0.149902L5 4.4499L9.3 0.149902L10 0.849902L5 5.8499Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__content wysiwyg flex-col\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2019, ACLM has offered a no-cost Culinary Medicine Curriculum to support understanding and implementation of culinary medicine approaches. This project aims to understand adaptations, challenges, and implementation methods to ensure the curriculum best meets the needs of users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1559827620916699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"accordion__item\">\n                        <button class=\"accordion__header flex flex-ai-c flex-jc-sb flex-mob-ai-c\">\n                            <h4 class=\"accordion__title wgt__600\">Health Outcomes Following Lifestyle Interventions in Primary Care<\/h4>\n                            <svg class=\"accordion__icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"6\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 6\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path d=\"M5 5.8499L0 0.849902L0.7 0.149902L5 4.4499L9.3 0.149902L10 0.849902L5 5.8499Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__content wysiwyg flex-col\">\n                            <p>Current work includes investigation into primary care providers&#8217; use of lifestyle treatment with diabetes patients, related changes in patients&#8217; glucose management, and resulting changes in prescriptions for glucose-lowering medications. Additional aims include developing a framework to identify cases of deprescribing and analyzing deprescribing protocols of lifestyle medicine providers.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_118dbe78942df737a40efe2f510577a2\" class=\"sec sec--split-50-50 padding__default padding__default-bot bg__color-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container flex-mob-col flex split__image-copy\">\n                    <div class=\"col col__image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/CGM-patient.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/CGM-patient-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/CGM-patient-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/06\/CGM-patient.webp 640w\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>                            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col col__copy flex-col flex-desk-jc-c bg__color-teal-light\">\n\n            \n                <p class=\"small__title wgt__700 text-upper\">Implementation Models<\/p>                <div class=\"wrapper__copy wysiwyg\"><p class=\"h2 wgt__600 style__large\">Discover what is working<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">ACLM collaborates with systems and clinics to showcase how lifestyle medicine is being applied in practice. Briefs, case studies, and presentation resources highlight scalable approaches. Members receive full access by specialty and setting.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.lifestylemedicine.org\/resources\/aclm-resource-landing\/delivery-models\">Explore Implementation Briefs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_fd5488761166ce726e4d661e05168630\" class=\"sec sec--wysiwyg-text padding__default padding__default-bot bg__color-white-off layout__simple\">\n    <div class=\"container  container__md flex-col\">\n\n        \n                    <h2 class=\"sec__title color__blue-light wgt__500 text-center\">The future of lifestyle medicine\u202f <\/h2>                    <div class=\"sec__copy wysiwyg\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53703508 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53703508 BCX0\">As the leading organization shaping the field of lifestyle medicine, ACLM continues to explore <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53703508 BCX0\">what\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53703508 BCX0\"> next \u2013 testing models, strategies, and tools that will define the future of care.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW53703508 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_e1df24b3d1c89df23d95d5772bd21b3e\" class=\"sec sec--multi-column-grid padding__default padding__default-bot bg__upper-none bg__lower-none bg__color-white-off\">\n    \n        <div class=\"container flex-wrap grid__feature\">\n                                    <div class=\"grid__feature flex-col\">\n    <div class=\"block__image bdr__rad-10 oflow-hid\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Innovation.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Innovation-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Innovation-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Innovation.webp 415w\" height=\"415\" width=\"415\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block__feature-content flex-col\">\n                    <p class=\"name wgt__700 text-center text-upper\">Innovators Council\u202f <\/p>\n                            <div class=\"text-center wrapper__copy wysiwyg\">\n                <p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">ACLM\u2019s Innovators Council brings together health plans, ACOs, systems, and employers to accelerate the adoption of lifestyle medicine. Members collaborate on pilot projects, share insights, and translate knowledge into scalable solutions that advance the Quintuple Aim.<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"button button__button-mustard button__open\" href=\"\/potential-partner\/innovators-council\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"grid__feature flex-col\">\n    <div class=\"block__image bdr__rad-10 oflow-hid\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Research-Poster.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Research-Poster-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Research-Poster-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Research-Poster.webp 415w\" height=\"415\" width=\"415\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block__feature-content flex-col\">\n                    <p class=\"name wgt__700 text-center text-upper\">Field Advancing Studies<\/p>\n                            <div class=\"text-center wrapper__copy wysiwyg\">\n                <p>In collaboration with our stakeholders and partners, ACLM is committed to unearthing and advancing insights that drive rapid acceleration of the field. We welcome organizations that are interested in co-creating pilot projects or studies that support systemic change and improve health outcomes.<\/p><p><a class=\"button button__open\" href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.wufoo.com\/forms\/m1vmki9h0oran0k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect With Us<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"grid__feature flex-col\">\n    <div class=\"block__image bdr__rad-10 oflow-hid\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Candids-ACLM-2024-125.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Candids-ACLM-2024-125-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Candids-ACLM-2024-125-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/Candids-ACLM-2024-125.webp 415w\" height=\"415\" width=\"415\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block__feature-content flex-col\">\n                    <p class=\"name wgt__700 text-center text-upper\">Program Certification\u202f <\/p>\n                            <div class=\"text-center wrapper__copy wysiwyg\">\n                <p>ACLM formally recognizes leading treatment and education programs that align with lifestyle medicine standards. Certified programs follow structured protocols, undergo formal evaluation by experts, and deliver measurable outcomes in the clinical delivery of lifestyle medicine.<\/p><p><a class=\"button button__button-mustard button__open\" href=\"\/aclm-certified-programs\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    \n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_4a1312ba47629e2fa04cf5ee0d4084e4\" class=\"sec sec--blog-grid padding__default padding__default-bot bg__upper-none bg__lower-none\">\n    <div class=\"container flex-mob-col flex-desk-wrap flex-desk-jc-sb\">\n        \n    <h2 class=\"color__blue-light text-center flex-as-c\">Insights in action<\/h2>                <div class=\"col col__featured bdr__rad-10 oflow-hid bg__color-white\">\n\n                                            <div class=\"wrapper__feat-img oflow-hid\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/New-clinical-practice-guideline-puts-lifestyle-interventions-at-forefront-of-diabetes-care-800x544-1.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/New-clinical-practice-guideline-puts-lifestyle-interventions-at-forefront-of-diabetes-care-800x544-1-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/New-clinical-practice-guideline-puts-lifestyle-interventions-at-forefront-of-diabetes-care-800x544-1-768x522.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/New-clinical-practice-guideline-puts-lifestyle-interventions-at-forefront-of-diabetes-care-800x544-1.webp 800w\" height=\"544\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"obj__cover\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wrapper__feat-copy flex-col\">\n                    <span class=\"pill flex-inline flex-jc-c flex-ai-c flex-as-fs bdr__rad-trl-10 bg__color-green-light wgt__700 text-upper\">Blog<\/span>\n                    <h3 class=\"title wgt__600\">New clinical practice guideline puts lifestyle interventions at forefront of diabetes care<\/h3>\n                    <p>The first-ever clinical guideline published by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine offers a comprehensive and evidence-based roadmap for clinicians to effectively incorporate therapeutic lifestyle behavior interventions as a mainstay of type 2 diabetes treatment. <\/p>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/lifestyle-medicine-and-the-path-to-type-2-diabetes-remission\/\" class=\"button button__open flex-as-fs\">Read More<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"col col__posts flex-col\">\n                \n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/transforming-healthcare-with-lifestyle-and-food-as-medicine-the-impact-of-aclms-essentials-course\/\" class=\"post flex\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper__post-meta flex-col col-post\">\n        <span class=\"pill flex-inline flex-jc-c flex-ai-c flex-as-fs bdr__rad-trl-10 bg__color-green-light wgt__700 text-upper\">Blog<\/span>\n                        <h3 class=\"title wgt__600\">Transforming healthcare with lifestyle and food as medicine: The impact of ACLM\u2019s Essentials course<\/h3>\n            <span class=\"button button__open flex-as-fs\">Learn More<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/transforming-healthcare-with-lifestyle-and-food-as-medicine-essentials.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/transforming-healthcare-with-lifestyle-and-food-as-medicine-essentials-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/transforming-healthcare-with-lifestyle-and-food-as-medicine-essentials-768x522.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/transforming-healthcare-with-lifestyle-and-food-as-medicine-essentials.webp 1000w\" height=\"680\" width=\"1000\" alt=\"Doctor writing on clipboard with produce and a tape measure on the table\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"col__post-img obj__cover bdr__rad-10\" \/>    <\/a>\n    \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/ecs-lifestyle-medicine-in-primary-care\/\" class=\"post flex\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper__post-meta flex-col col-post\">\n        <span class=\"pill flex-inline flex-jc-c flex-ai-c flex-as-fs bdr__rad-trl-10 bg__color-green-light wgt__700 text-upper\">Clinical &amp; Community Integration<\/span>\n                        <h3 class=\"title wgt__600\">Expert consensus: Lifestyle medicine in primary care<\/h3>\n            <span class=\"button button__open flex-as-fs\">Learn More<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/expert-concensus-statement-primary-care.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/expert-concensus-statement-primary-care-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/expert-concensus-statement-primary-care-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/expert-concensus-statement-primary-care.webp 1024w\" height=\"695\" width=\"1024\" alt=\"Groups of doctors in labcoats in a circle with hands in\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"col__post-img obj__cover bdr__rad-10\" \/>    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_41f774c49af9a578bd5c1eb628b93840\" class=\"sec sec--wysiwyg-text padding__default padding__none-bot bg__color-white-off layout__image-header\">\n    <div class=\"container  container__full-width flex-col\">\n\n        \n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/lab-workers-hero-wysiwyg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/lab-workers-hero-wysiwyg-300x99.webp 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/lab-workers-hero-wysiwyg-1024x338.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/lab-workers-hero-wysiwyg-768x253.webp 768w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/page\/2025\/05\/lab-workers-hero-wysiwyg.webp 1440w\" height=\"475\" width=\"1440\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"header__image pos-rel\" \/>            \n            <div class=\"wrapper__copy container bg__color-white bdr__rad-10 flex-col pos-rel pos-desk-abs\">\n                <div class=\"copy__inner center flex-col\">\n            \n                    <h2 class=\"sec__title color__blue-light wgt__500 text-center\">Work with us to advance the field<\/h2>                    <div class=\"sec__copy wysiwyg\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is your organization leading research, pilot programs, or demonstration projects focused on implementing lifestyle medicine?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\"><!-- Left Column -->\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 300px; text-align: left;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">Explore how ACLM can support and strengthen your efforts.<\/h3>\n<p>ACLM is committed to supporting initiatives that advance the field. 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