Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments (LMSMAs) combine personalized clinical care with evidence-based lifestyle medicine education and peer support in a group setting. This innovative care model helps health systems improve outcomes for patients with chronic disease while expanding access to care, reducing costs, and enhancing provider satisfaction. Patients benefit from longer visits, practical behavior-change tools, shared learning, and the encouragement of a supportive community. LMSMAs can be delivered in person or through telehealth, creating a scalable, billable approach to chronic disease management that improves health outcomes while strengthening the patient experience.

This toolkit provides the guidance, resources, and best practices needed to successfully launch and deliver Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments.