What is Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based approach to improving health by replacing unhealthy behaviors with positive ones. Many chronic diseases such as Type-2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol can be prevented and even, in some cases, reversed through lifestyle changes.
What to Expect
Lifestyle Medicine provider are medical doctors (MD), doctors of osteopathy (DO), Nurse Practitioners (NP), and Physician’s Assistants (PA) with additional training and are certified by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. They use their medical training and expertise to individualize care plans based on the tenets of Lifestyle Medicine. Using a coach-like approach, patients and healthcare professionals work together on disease management and prevention.
Join the Lifestyle Medicine program and live each day the healthy way!
For an appointment, please call:
Ludlow Health Center – 802-228-8867
Springfield Health Center – 802-886-8900
Scott Durgin, MD
Director of Lifestyle Medicine
Programs
Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP)
CHIP Info Video
Partners
Community Health Team
Edgar May Health & Recreation Center
RiseVT
Springfield Health Department