BLUE ZONES AND ACLM LAUNCH CERTIFICATION EMPOWERING CLINICIANS TO PROMOTE LONGEVITY AND WELL-BEING
Blue Zones and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) today launched the "Blue Zones Certification Course for Physicians and Health Professionals." The new certification recognizes clinicians with the knowledge and tools to promote longevity, well-being, and health equity-both in the exam room and in their communities.
The certification integrates Blue Zones' evidence-based roadmap to living better and longer, rooted in their identification of and research from the world's longest-lived and happiest cultures-the blue zones regions-with ACLM's expertise in therapeutic lifestyle interventions. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that utilizes optimal nutrition, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, connectedness, and the avoidance of risky substances to treat, reverse, and prevent chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
The online course is organized into modules that begin by introducing participants to the blue zones regions and the Power 9® principles-the lifestyle habits identified by Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner and his research team as being shared by the world's longest-lived people. Subsequent modules explore Blue Zones' environment-first approach to health and longevity, applying Blue Zones principles in communities, organizations, and into patient care. The final two modules challenge participants to personally practice Blue Zones lifestyle habits, serve as changemakers, and help drive community transformation.
2025-11-11T15:33:18Z