Lifestyle Medicine Clinic

Program Description

An evidence-based approach to preventing, treating and reversing chronic conditions by replacing unhealthy behaviors with positive ones. Lifestyle Medicine focuses on six areas to improve health:

• Healthful Eating
• Physical Activity
• Stress Management
• Relationships
• Sleep Improvement
• Risky Substance Avoidance

Program Benefits

Participants will receive a comprehensive lifestyle evaluation and a personalized lifestyle medicine program including lifestyle prescriptions for nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress and weight loss or tobacco/alcohol use (if needed). Participants will receive assistance with the coordination of health care needs, personalized education and medication therapy optimization by a pharmacist. Creighton University will pay for participant’s medications that lower blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar. Participants will have their cardiovascular risk assessed and monitored throughout the program via blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose, cholesterol, and body mass index measurements. Each participant will receive a home blood pressure monitor (if diagnosed with hypertension).

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Lifestyle Medicine Program, participants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Employee of Creighton University
• Enrolled in Creighton University’s healthcare benefit plan
• Have an existing diagnosis of diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol (or any combination thereof)
• Use the Creighton University Clinic Pharmacy for prescription medications
• Participate in the Creighton Wellness sponsored health screening

Medication Benefit Duration

Program participants will receive free blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes medications for the first six months of participation. After six months, the medication benefit will be retained if the participant meets four of the following six criteria:

1. Participant is at or below target systolic AND diastolic blood pressure
2. Participant is at or below target A1c
3. Participant is at or below target LDL cholesterol
4. Participant maintains a BMI ≤ 29.9 OR shows and maintains a 10% weight loss from baseline
5. Participant consistently obtains 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week OR 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week
6. Participant consistently obtains 5 or more fruits and vegetables (combined) daily

Confidential Participation

Human Resources will know that you are participating in the program but will not have access to your personal health information that is collected while you are in the program. All information will be kept confidential between the Clinical Directors and your primary care physician.

Appointment Locations, Days & Times

There are two locations for in-person appointments:

• The Creighton Clinic Pharmacy located at 24th and Cuming in the CHI University Campus building
• Room 140A in the Hixson Lied Science Building.

Virtual appointments are also available via Zoom or Teams.

Appointments are available Monday – Friday during normal business hours.