The PLANT Providers are a group of healthcare providers in the Piedmont Triad of NC and PLANT stands for
Piedmont
Lifestyle
And
Nutrition
Team
North Carolina has several food as medicine and lifestyle medicine initiatives
In the mountains, Brevard is the first certified Blue Zones community in North Carolina and MAHEC in Asheville has a lifestyle medicine residency program
In the Piedmont Triangle area, the UNC Department of Family Medicine in Chapel Hill has a lifestyle medicine residency program
At the coast, there is a Dean Ornish lifestyle medicine certified cardiac rehab center in Wilmington with Novant Health
The PLANT providers want to be part of this progress in the Piedmont Triad with health care and any other areas that affect the health of our community
We welcome the good news that recently, in the Piedmont Triad, a Pritikin lifestyle medicine cardiac rehab program has started in Greensboro
Mission Statement
The PLANT providers are dedicated to the fundamental principles of lifestyle medicine, especially the core component of whole food plant based nutrition. To advance this essential cause, the PLANT providers collaborate with healthcare providers, educate and support patients and other members of the community, build partnerships with local organizations and healthcare systems, and advocate for change with lifestyle medicine at the local, state, and national level.
Goals for the Piedmont Triad
Educate local healthcare providers about plant based lifestyle medicine
Develop and implement lifestyle medicine clinics and residency curriculums
Offer cooking classes to teach about culinary medicine to patients and members of the community
Share evidence based information with patients and members of the community about the benefits of lifestyle medicine and whole food plant based nutrition
Facilitate greater access to whole plant based foods in the area for greater food and nutrition security
Establish partnerships with local programs and organizations to promote lifestyle medicine and plant based nutrition
Support local farms, farmers markets, programs, restaurants, and other organizations that are investing in organic and renewable agriculture
Reach out to state and federal legislators and policy makers to advocate for a plant based healthy lifestyle
Contact schools, food banks, retirement communities, healthcare systems, and other local organizations to encourage whole plant based food options
Sign petitions and send letters of support for various initiatives and projects to WFPB and lifestyle medicine focused organizations like American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Ethos Farm, the Plantrician Project, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and more
The PLANT Providers 