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ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine2026

Lifestyle Medicine as a Framework for High-Value Care: A Position Statement From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Samrina Marshall, Padmaja Patel, Rahul Anand, Kristi Artz, Allison Collins, Meagan Grega, Mahima Gulati, Tyler A Hemmingson, Sami Mansfield, Aruna Nathan and 5 more

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Article in American journal of lifestyle medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Samrina MarshallUC Davis Medical Center, Davis, CA, USA.
Padmaja PatelAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine, Chesterfield, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0896-195X
Rahul AnandDepartment of Medical Sciences, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA.
Kristi ArtzUniversity Hospitals Health System, Connor Whole Health, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Allison CollinsThe Permanente Medical Group/Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Meagan GregaKellyn Foundation, Tatamy, PA, USA.
Mahima GulatiUniversity of Connecticut Health School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6726-4163
Tyler A HemmingsonAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
Sami MansfieldCancer Wellness for Life, Green Coves Springs, FL, USA.
Aruna NathanAbsoluteCare, Greenbelt, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2559-7626
Kaitlyn PaulyAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
Steven G SugdenUniversity of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2255-9804
Valeria TivnanIMA Financial Corp, Newton, MA, USA.
April WilsonLoma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Kara L StaffierAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine, Chesterfield, MO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0998-1178

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lifestyle medicine (LM) is a rapidly growing medical specialty that can be integrated into all aspects of care. LM is implemented across primary, specialty, inpatient, outpatient, community and home settings, with multiple modalities, including virtual, individual or group visits. This position paper outlines how LM achieves value, improves health outcomes, and meets the goals of the Quintuple Aim, thus providing a framework to guide LM stakeholders, including patients, providers, payers, employers, and community organizations. It is the position of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) that: (1) The LM care delivery model addresses the escalating chronic disease healthcare burden; (2) LM is a powerful catalyst for healthcare transformation that delivers the Quintuple Aim; (3) LM is whole-person care implemented for all populations, across various settings, intensities and modalities; (4) LM providers are trained, interdisciplinary experts in chronic disease care across the continuum, from prevention to treatment and remission of disease; (5) nine core elements are essential to an effective and evidence-based LM care framework.

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high-value carelifestyle medicineposition statementquintuple aimwhole-person care

Identifiers

PMID41246049
PMCPMC12611736

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