What is lifestyle medicine? The association’s first webinar
Speakers · Anera Lazić, Ivana Kolčić and Igor Jukić
Moderator · Anera Lazić
Public association webinar · 2022 · 1:06:30 · Audio: Croatian
In the Croatian Lifestyle Medicine Association’s first webinar, Anera Lazić, Ivana Kolčić and Igor Jukić introduce the field from the perspectives of public health, clinical practice and kinesiology. They discuss its origins, chronic noncommunicable diseases and how different professions work together in practice.
About the recording
Anera Lazić explains how lifestyle medicine developed and why the association began offering education in the field. Ivana Kolčić discusses the public health burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases and presents the association’s aims at the time.
Igor Jukić describes work with individuals and groups and uses an example from practice to illustrate how professionals from different disciplines can collaborate. In the Q&A, participants ask about training opportunities and applying the approach in day-to-day work. See the certification pathways for current programme details.
Watch the webinar
Sections of the recording
What lifestyle medicine is and how it began · 02:43
Why lifestyle medicine matters in public health · 10:54
A practical example and working with groups · 33:08
The association’s mission and aims · 35:53
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The six pillars of lifestyle medicine
Current certification and training information
References and additional reading
What Is Lifestyle Medicine?
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Editorial additional reading
Source note: Definition of the field, the six pillars and the role of multidisciplinary work.
Noncommunicable diseases
World Health Organization
Editorial additional reading
Source note: A public health overview of noncommunicable diseases, risk factors and prevention.
WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
World Health Organization · 2020
Editorial additional reading
Source note: Public health recommendations on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for different age groups.
Watching the recording
The recording is public on YouTube, with Croatian audio. It was published there on 3 July 2023.
Croatian captions are available.