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312 - Mission -Ready Health: Implementing Lifestyle and Performance Medicine in the US Air Force

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Location: Lone Star Salon C
The U.S. Air Force depends on its Airmen to successfully complete important, individual missions that collectively contribute to strategic success. To enable peak performance of the “human weapon system,” the military has numerous initiatives to promote, sustain, and regain health.

Many of these programs prepare Airmen to perform at their best by leveraging the principles of lifestyle medicine: physical activity, nutrition, restorative sleep, stress management, social connection, and limiting the use of risky substances.

Similar to the military, many large corporations rely on their employees to successfully perform their individual tasks to contribute to overall organizational advantage.

This session will:
Outline the importance of selecting strategically-critical objectives in designing health and human performance promotion programs
Share the governing doctrine that directs health promotion initiatives in the military
Highlight the work of the U.S. Air Force Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Working Group
Summarize the design and impact of numerous lifestyle medicine-informed initiatives within the workplace of the U.S. military
Discuss advantages and challenges in military health promotion programs
Emphasize best practices and strategies relevant to both civilian and military organizations

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the importance of identifying appropriate, strategically-critical outcome measures in the design of workforce health and human performance initiatives.
  • Compare and contrast various military health promotions initiatives based on their focus: the individual service member, a functional war-fighting unit, or a specific assigned task.
  • Integrate best practices and strategies into the design and implementation of successful programs that promote workforce health and human performance.
Disclosure(s):
Nathan Jones, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose