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Lifestyle Medicine Fundamentals: Framework for Success
Build core lifestyle medicine skills you can use today
Gain a practical foundation in lifestyle medicine with this short, self-paced certificate course. Through concise, interactive modules, you’ll learn evidence-based strategies and tools you can immediately apply in your practice and daily life. Free for ACLM members.
Description
Learning about lifestyle medicine may be one of the most impactful steps you can take both personally and professionally. This short, self-paced, application-based certificate course delivers fundamental lifestyle medicine knowledge, resources, and tools through concise, expert-led micro-learning videos designed to fit seamlessly into the busy schedules of today’s healthcare workforce.
Each module offers interactive, application-focused activities that help learners integrate new information and apply it in simple, meaningful ways to their daily lives and professional roles. Participants will explore evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes through lifestyle interventions, supported by practical tools they can immediately use with patients, families, and communities. This certificate incorporates ACLM’s Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine 1.5-hour course in the opening module, ensuring every learner begins with a strong foundation.
Upon successful completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). This course offers Continuing Education (CE) credits, ANCC credit (for nurses), NBHWC credit (for health coaches), and American Board of Lifestyle Medicine Maintenance of Certification (ABLM MOC) credit for eligible completers. Individuals eligible for lifestyle medicine certification and CME should consider the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course instead.
Each module includes:
- A short, expert-led micro-learning video
- A lifestyle medicine assessment tool
- A practical application activity
- An actionable checklist
7.5 hours total | 100% online, self-paced, mobile-friendly
Designed to fit easily into a busy work schedule — modules can be completed in short, manageable segments.
Target Audience
Perfect for health professionals seeking practical, evidence-based education to improve patient and community outcomes, including but not limited to:
- Community health workers
- Public health professionals
- Caregivers and home health aides
- Doulas
- Psychologists
- Licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs)
- Public health, wellness & community-based roles
- Medical assistants
- Registered nurses
- Licensed vocational nurses
- Certified nurse assistants
- Dental hygienists
- Health and wellness coaches
- Health education specialists
- Physical & occupational therapy assistants
- Dietetic techs, cardiology techs, lab techs, surgery techs
- Behavioral therapists and counselors
- Pharmacy techs
- Massage therapists, acupuncturists
- Certified nutritionists, opticians
- Emergency medical personnel
- Personal and athletic trainers
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how health behaviors such as sleep, connectedness, nutrition, physical activity, stress, and risky substance use influence chronic disease outcomes.
- Appraise behavior change strategies for healthy lifestyle choices.
- Use lifestyle tools and resources to positively impact health outcomes.
Accreditation Statement, Disclosure Information, and Designation Statements:
Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by RUSH University Medical Center and American College of Lifestyle Medicine. RUSH University Medical Center is Jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Disclosure Information:
Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices: In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information.
It is the policy of the Interprofessional Continuing Education office at RUSH to ensure that its CE activities are independent, free of commercial bias. Therefore, we manage all financial relationships associated with accredited continuing education activities. RUSH asks everyone who has the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity to disclose information about all of their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is an entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
There is no minimum threshold; individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of relationships to education. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any potential conflicts of interest prior to the planning, implementation, or evaluation of the continuing education activity. If a financial relationship is identified for the person in control of content, conflict mitigation strategies will be used to mitigate the financial relationship before they assume their role.
At least one planner or faculty member has indicated they have plans to use AI in the planning, design, or delivery of their education
Individuals in control of content for this activity have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose and all financial relationships have been mitigated.
- Darshan Mehta, MD: Advisor, Sound Health
All other individuals in control of content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Available Credit
- 7.50 ABLM MOC
The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine has approved 7.50 maintenance of certification credits (MOC) for this learning activity.
- 7.50 ACPE Pharmacy
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based Enduring material for a maximum of 7.50 contact hour(s) for pharmacists.
- 7.50 ACPE Technician
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based Enduring material for a maximum of 7.50 contact hour(s) for pharmacy technicians.
- 7.50 ANCC
Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 7.50 nursing contact hour(s).
- 7.50 APA
Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 7.50 CE credits in psychology. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship in the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
- 7.50 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 7.50 general continuing education credits.
- 7.50 Attendance
Successful completion of this course activity, including active participation in the evaluation component, entitles the learner to receive a participation certificate from ACLM. Please note that this certificate is offered solely in recognition of engagement, and no academic or professional credit is awarded.
- 7.50 CPEU
This Enduring material has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Completion of this activity awards 7.50 CPEUs.
- 7.50 NBC-HWC
The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) has approved 7.50 continuing education credits for this learning activity: CEA-100136-1.
- 7.50 Occupational Therapy CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 7.50 continuing education credits.
- 7.50 Physical Therapy CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 7.50 continuing education credits.
Price
ACLM member and category discounts are applied at checkout.
To receive member-only pricing, please join as a member FIRST, then complete your course enrollment in a separate transaction. For more information, please click here.
| Non-member | ACLM Members |
|---|---|
| $225 | $0 |
Access to online material is granted through the term of approval, which ends November 9th, 2026.
Participant User Agreement (Terms of Use and Copyright)
Before registering for a Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education Course (“Training”) for the first time, carefully review the following conditions of usage at https://lifestylemedicine.org/terms-of-use-and-copyright/
Registering for an American College of Lifestyle Medicine Course indicates your acceptance of the Participant User Agreement and its terms and conditions.
Required Hardware/software
This course can be viewed on desktop or tablet using a modern browser and most mobile devices. Speakers or headphones are required for this course.