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AJM Publishes 2009 Building Heathy Lifestyle Conference

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PUBLISHES PROCEEDINGS OF 2009 BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CONFERENCE  

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (August 27, 2009) — The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM) has published the proceedings of the 2009 Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference: From Research to Practice. The conference was sponsored by Arizona State University, the National Institute of Health and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
The conference had four objectives:

1. Present the current science concerning the intersection between physical activity, nutrition, and wellness for building healthy lifestyles and for reducing the cardiovascular disease.
2. Discuss how the research findings may be disseminated into the community.
3. Discuss recommendations for future promotion of healthy lifestyles.
4. Develop a collaborative framework for future research.

"This supplement marks a big step for AJLM as the leading journal and content provider in the field of lifestyle medicine, adding to the honors it has received since it was launched in 2007," said Editor-in-Chief Dr. James Rippe, MD, a prominent cardiologist and author. "This was a prestigious conference and we’re honored to have published its proceedings."
The supplement to AJLM, "3rd Annual Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference: From Research to Practice, Modifying Lifestyles to Enhance Physical Activity, Diet, and Reduce Cardiovascular Disease" was published on behalf of Arizona State University. It was guest-edited by ASU’s Dr. Barbara Ainsworth and Kelley Pettee Gabriel, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

AJLM is a bimonthly journal published by SAGE for practitioners seeking to incorporate lifestyle practices and activities into clinical medicine, emphasizing the interaction between traditional therapies and lifestyle changes. Since its launch in 2007, AJLM has explored such important topics as: cardiovascular disease; stress/anxiety; pain/arthritis; diabetes/metabolic disease, obesity, lifestyle interventions in children; metabolic syndrome; women’s health; hypertension; men’s health, and dyslipidemia.

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