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Community health centers — already serving 1 in 7 Americans — could be the engine that scales lifestyle medicine across the U.S. NACHC president Kyu Rhee, MD, says integrating the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into these centers could reach half the country by 2045. A new "Triple Double" campaign is pushing to double primary care investment, access, and workforce by that same year.
Community health centers (CHCs) — the largest primary care network in the U.S. with over 17,000 sites — could be the vehicle to bring lifestyle medicine to the masses. That's the vision of Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, president and CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), who spoke at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine annual meeting. Rhee argues that CHCs are uniquely positioned to address the social and environmental barriers — like food deserts and unsafe neighborhoods — that make healthy living difficult for underserved populations.
Rhee's broader goal: grow CHC reach from 1 in 7 Americans today to 1 in 2 by 2045, with lifestyle medicine integrated into every care team. To get there, he's championing the Triple Double Campaign, a federal and state initiative with three bold targets for 2045.
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Why it matters: With the U.S. facing simultaneous cost and care crises, scaling lifestyle medicine through CHCs offers a prevention-focused, community-rooted strategy that could reshape how primary care is delivered — and funded — for generations.
