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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Advanced Practice: Integrating Evidence-Based Lifestyle Concepts is a unique new resource that is not afraid to address lifestyle concepts that can change the trajectory of healthcare in the United States and globally. It provides practical, evidence-based approaches to reduce the pandemic of preventable lifestyle-related chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, some strokes, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and multiple types of cancer. It provides nurse practitioners and physician assistants with the lifestyle management tools needed to contribute to a higher level of care to promote health and prevent disease.

The authors take a deep dive into the literature regarding lifestyle concepts and practical management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases. They discuss the root causes of diseases and approaches for patient-centered care, strategies for health promotion reimbursement, and trending telehealth delivery of health care. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Advanced Practice: Integrating Evidence-Based Lifestyle Concepts is the only resource that provides evidence-based, practical approaches to encouraging patient adherence to healthy behaviors.

"This book is a greatly needed resource that should be a staple for all health professionals, educators, and learners. It contains essential content to improve population health and well-being through health promotion and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The A-SMART lifestyle prescriptions for health promotion are well organized into the significant lifestyle behaviors that prevent chronic conditions. One of the many strengths of this text is that it is practical and relatable. The chapters on health promotion billing and reimbursement as well as information technology and provider self-care are terrific additions."

-Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN from the Foreword
Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer, Professor of Evidence-Based Practice, College of Nursing, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Institute for EBP, Ohio State University