Kellyn Lifestyle Medicine

KELLYN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

The objective of the Kellyn Lifestyle Medicine Initiative is to provide the education, tools, and support that allows families and individuals to reduce disease risk factors with a scientifically proven intervention through the adoption of better health habits and appropriate lifestyle modifications. We engage with community groups, self-insured employers, school districts and institutions of higher learning.

Meet Meagan L. Grega, MD

Dr. Meagan Grega, a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, continues to serve as a member of several national task force groups dedicated to the expansion of evidence-based lifestyle medicine services. Check out her recent TEDx LehighRiver talk on “Why Lifestyle is the BEST Medicine” and learn more about her here.

Kellyn provides intensive therapeutic lifestyle change interventions utilizing the internationally known “Complete Health Improvement Program” (CHIP), the gold standard for community-based programs certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Utilizing a food as medicine approach, Kellyn combines the traditional CHIP curriculum with additional cooking classes and provides Lifestyle Medicine Meals for the participants at most of the educational sessions; allowing everyone to enjoy the deliciousness of whole food, plant-based meals while shifting their taste buds to healthier food options. As the only approved CHIP facilitator in the Greater Lehigh Valley area, Kellyn is committed to supporting healthy lifestyle changes in our schools, workplaces, neighborhoods and families. Check out the comments from some of our prior participants who are now "Healthy Lifestyle Champions.

Kellyn Lifestyle Medicine also engages with medical students and resident physicians introducing them to the power of lifestyle medicine approaches in preventing, treating and reversing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

KELLYN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CHIP IMPACT

Kellyn launched the “Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP)” with a cohort of 25 teachers, administrators, and staff of the Bethlehem Area School District in 2020. In addition to improving the health of the adult participants involved, the program created “Healthy Lifestyle Champions” that are the influencers and role models for the students, helping to establish healthy habits as the social norm of the school and surrounding neighborhoods. A second program is being planned for 2021.