HERO Form22 Proceedings Available - How the Choices We Have Influence the Choices We Make: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Integration of Lifestyle Medicine and Population Health Promotion
The Ardmore Institute of Health sponsored the Proceedings, a summary of events, for the HERO Forum22, which took place in Amelia Island, Florida last September 2022.
The proceedings include an overview of the presentation “Lifestyle Improvements Through a Plant Predominant Eating Approach.” The HEROForum22 presentation delivered by four experts in the field of medicine, health promotion, exercise science, and nutrition focused on four elements: 1) an emphasis on a plant-predominant approach to healthy eating, leveraging the Full Plate Living (FPL) program; 2) results of a recent research study that assessed improvements in eating behaviors and health measures among U.S. employees participating in a 16-week whole plant-predominant eating program using the FPL program; 3) a cultural translation of a plant-predominant approach among underserved communities with a case study of a healthcare provider living and working in rural areas of Southeastern US; and 4) an experiential exchange and meal assembly demonstration emphasizing the plant-predominant approach to eating. See page 22 of the proceedings for more.
The Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO held its first in-person conference since 2019, following the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted more than 60 speakers from around the globe with expertise in Lifestyle Medicine. The theme, “How the Choices We Have Influence the Choices We Make: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Integration of Lifestyle Medicine and Population Health Promotion”, aligns with Ardmore’s vision to “work for a future where healthy lifestyles will be the preferred method to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.”
HERO is a national non-profit dedicated to identifying and sharing best practices in the field of workplace health and well-being (HWB) to improve the health and well-being of workers, their spouses, dependents and retirees.
Click here to read the HERO Forum22 Proceedings.
To learn more about HERO, visit hero-health.org.
For questions contact: Crystle Helderman, HERO Director of Communication at crystle.helderman@hero-health.org
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