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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
卷 14, 期 3, 页码 274-277出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1559827620905782
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economics; employer; employees; family; community; individuals; lifestyle medicine
The cost of medical care in the United States is increasing at an unsustainable rate. The lifestyle medicine (LM) approach is essential to influence the root causes of the growing chronic disease burden. LM addresses health risk factors in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of developing disease rather than limiting resources and medical expenditures on acute care and reacting to illness, injury, and disease. Employers have much to gain financially from such an approach due to their status as the payer of health care costs for their employees, and as the recipient of productivity gains among their employees. This article discusses LM programs delivered at the worksite, including important findings from the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center. Examples of evidenced-based population LM interventions are summarized for physical activity, weight management, and nutrition programs that address chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. These approaches have the potential to reduce health care cost trends, increase employee performance/productivity, and improve patient health outcomes.
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