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American College of Lifestyle Medicine announces 2023 award winners for advancement of lifestyle medicine in health care

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 

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  • The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) announced the 2023 recipients of its highest awards for the advancement of lifestyle medicine in health care at the organization's annual conference Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Denver.
  • Among the awards presented were the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Trailblazer Award, the President's Award and the Special Recognition Awards.
  • "ACLM is delighted to honor the 2023 award winners for the dedication, expertise and passion they have contributed to the rapidly growing field of lifestyle medicine," ACLM President Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, said.
  • The 2023 Trailblazer Award recipient is James Rippe, MD, founder and director of Rippe Lifestyle Medicine, a professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and founder and editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.