By the end of this activity module, participants will be able to: 

1. Examine scientific evidence that suggests practitioners who practice healthy lifestyles are more likely to offer counseling, serve as role models, and improve patient outcomes 
2. Develop a culture of leadership by modeling personal health behaviors 
3. Describe strategies for incorporating personal wellness for practitioners into clinics, medical offices, or other health care settings, including wellness programs 
4. Examine essential practitioner characteristics and practices that increase the capacity and impact of the therapeutic alliance 
5. Integrate personal readiness assessments and lifestyle action plans into sustainable life patterns for practitioners 
6. Explore the role of lifestyle medicine in promoting personal practitioner resiliency and reducing burnout 
7. Advocate for lifestyle medicine directly with patients and their families, as well as policy and decision makers within the community