The Intersection of Occupational Therapy and Lifestyle Medicine
Stay on track and motivate change with a monthly tool for tracking habits and goals.
This front and back handout offers lifestyle medicine suggestions for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and was created with the help of ACLM's Cancer Member Interest Group.
Patient-facing resource educating about plant protein sources and how they compare to animal protein sources.
Patient-facing resource offering a comparison between animal protein sources and plant protein sources.
A patient, family, friend and colleague facing material was created by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine to verbally and visually answer the question, "What is Lifestyle Medicine?"
These 1/2 page handouts feature bite sized LM suggestion and easy QR codes for accessing more ACLM resources on a mobile device. Created with support from the RN/ARPN MIG.
The content and resources in this toolkit was created and collected from the Adolescent/Pediatric Member Interest Group. The purpose of this resource toolkit is to provide education on different lifestyle components related to mood disorders and help adolescents incorporate lifestyle interventions in the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions. Resources are available for both patients and their families as well as providers.
One page interactive pediatric resource that engages children in identifying certain foods at the grocery store
1 page patient-facing resource to help convey the importance of physical activity for the treatment, prevention and even reversal of chronic disease
1 page patient-facing resource to help convey the importance of predominantly Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) eating plans to treat and reverse disease
1 page patient-facing resource to help convey the importance of sleep for the treatment, prevention and even reversal of chronic disease
1 page patient-facing resource to help convey the importance of strong social relationships for the treatment, prevention and even reversal of chronic disease
1 page patient-facing resource to help convey the impact of distress in the treatment, prevention and even reversal of chronic disease
1 page patient-facing resource to help convey the impact of risky substances on chronic disease
This handout was created to help patients visually understand the goal to move toward the “north star” of adopting and following a Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) eating pattern.
Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based therapies such as a whole food, plant-predominant dietary lifestyle, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connection for the treatment and reversal of chronic disease.
Patient-facing resource to help patients visually understand and learn to balance plant based eating plans. This resource was co-created by the Registered Dietitian Member Interest Group (MIG) of ACLM Also available in Spanish!
Patient-facing resource to help pediatric, adolescent and teenage patients visually understand and learn how to balance plant based eating plans. This resource was co-created by the Registered Dietitian Member Interest Group (MIG) of ACLM
Common Misconceptions dispelled and reasoning behind the promotion of a whole-food, plant predominant diet.
This single page handout offers easy steps to practicing all six Lifestyle Medicine pillars. Share this graphic with your entire team, peers, and family members.
This single page handout offers information on how the 6 domains of Lifestyle Medicine help boost the immune system. Also available in Spanish!
A reference list is also available for download.
One page pediatric handout to help children set positive Lifestyle Medicine SMART goals
One page front and back resource with instructions on how to create calm kits for kids
One page front and back resource reviewing mindfulness and social connections for kids