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Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Your Workday 

Show Highlights
It’s Your Life With Dr James JC Cooley and Co-Host Dr Michael Mantell- Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Coach have a sit-down conversation with

Dr. Richard Safeer -- Author, Speaker, Workplace Health
Pioneer, and Thought Leader
What is lifestyle medicine?
How do I start or begin a lifestyle medicine approach?
Why should we be thinking about lifestyle medicine during the workday?
Many employers offer wellness programs.  What is the difference between workplace wellness and lifestyle medicine?

 

Dr. Richard Safeer

Biography

Richard Safeer, MD, earned his BS in Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University under the tutelage of T. Colin Campbell, author of the China Study, before attending medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Safeer is the Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-being at Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he leads the Healthy at Hopkins employee health and well-being strategy. He also holds faculty appointments in the School of Medicine and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

 

Prior to arriving at Hopkins, Dr. Safeer practiced family medicine in Northern Virginia. He was then on faculty at the George Washington University, serving as the Residency Director of Family Medicine in his last year at the institution. He was the Medical Director of an Occupational Health Center in Baltimore and Wellness Director for the Mid-Atlantic region of the parent company, just before starting at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Baltimore, Maryland as the Medical Director of Preventive Medicine. He has been credited by some for bringing ‘wellness’ in to the realm of responsibilities of the managed care industry. He also led CareFirst BCBS to be among the first cohort of health plans to be accredited for Wellness by NCQA.

 

He holds faculty appointments in both the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as well as the School of Public Health. He continues to see patients one day a week in the Pediatric Cardiology department. Dr. Safeer is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice, The American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the American College of Preventive Medicine. He served on the board of directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is on the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Insight Council. Dr. Safeer has hiked and camped in the Andes, Alaska, Australia and across the Western United States. He lives in Columbia Maryland with his wife and three children, and their dog Kami.

 

Website

RichardSafeer.com

A Cure for the Common Company: link https://amzn.to/3bG1q1D  

One great way to improve your health is to journal.  Try, A Cure for the Common Workday

Social Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsafeer/

 

If you’re a leader and you want self-paced training to create a well-being culture on your team, go to creatingawellbeingculture.com

360&deg; Health
Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Your Workday&nbsp;
Show Highlights
<ul>
<li>It&rsquo;s Your Life With Dr James JC Cooley and Co-Host Dr Michael Mantell- Rational Emotive &amp; Cognitive Behavior Coach have a sit-down conversation with</li>
</ul>
Dr. Richard Safeer -- Author, Speaker, Workplace Health Pioneer, and Thought Leader
<ul>
<li>What is lifestyle medicine?</li>
<li>How do I start or begin a lifestyle medicine approach?</li>
<li>Why should we be thinking about lifestyle medicine during the workday?</li>
<li>Many employers offer wellness programs.&nbsp; What is the difference between workplace wellness and lifestyle medicine?</li>
</ul>
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Dr. Richard Safeer
Biography
Richard Safeer, MD,&nbsp;earned his BS in Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University under the tutelage of T. Colin Campbell, author of the China Study, before attending medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Safeer is the Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-being at Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he leads the Healthy at Hopkins employee health and well-being strategy.&nbsp;He also holds faculty appointments in the School of Medicine and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.
&nbsp;
Prior to arriving at Hopkins, Dr. Safeer practiced family medicine in Northern Virginia. He was then on faculty at the George Washington University, serving as the Residency Director of Family Medicine in his last year at the institution. He was the Medical Director of an Occupational Health Center in Baltimore and Wellness Director for the Mid-Atlantic region of the parent company, just before starting at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Baltimore, Maryland as the Medical Director of Preventive Medicine. He has been credited by some for bringing &lsquo;wellness&rsquo; in to the realm of responsibilities of the managed care industry. He also led CareFirst BCBS to be among the first cohort of health plans to be accredited for Wellness by NCQA.
&nbsp;
He holds faculty appointments in both the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as well as the School of Public Health. He continues to see patients one day a week in the Pediatric Cardiology department. Dr. Safeer is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice, The American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the American College of Preventive Medicine. He served on the board of directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is on the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Insight Council. Dr. Safeer has hiked and camped in the Andes, Alaska, Australia and across the Western United States. He lives in Columbia Maryland with his wife and three children, and their dog Kami.
&nbsp;
Website
RichardSafeer.com
A Cure for the Common Company: link <a href="https://amzn.to/3bG1q1D">https://amzn.to/3bG1q1D</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
One great way to improve your health is to journal.&nbsp; Try, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKBJJHM4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N2102C2RZJ50&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k3H4bW-pTxYDoMTbeeN8IAybBugbpsXceUv4mDlqGEwGEjpHqwpkCIvsZgB5ozkPGxOjvEpyieqY-3nZaupeEXRSNefw6n93tzH-cyeF7S4.CVGWkRovgBzV3Z68rXdKqo8ffjMvBSbPXvLxvY4m3tI&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=A+cURE+FOR+THE+common+workday&amp;qid=1729335933&amp;sprefix=a+cure+for+the+common+workday%2Caps%2C80&amp;sr=8-1">A Cure for the Common Workday</a>
Social Media
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsafeer/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsafeer/</a>
&nbsp;
If you&rsquo;re a leader and you want self-paced training to create a well-being culture on your team, go to creatingawellbeingculture.com

It's Your Life with Dr. James JC Cooley a motivational speaker here to equip you to strive for greatness and overcome adversity. Life is a series of circles and cycles, phases, and stages. These are the experiences that teach you the lessons of life. You can either ignore them or EMBRACE them. Dr. Cooley offers motivation and inspiration for life's challenges.

Catch up on the podcast and listen to It's Your Life on The Answer in Dallas or San Diego, on Salem Radio Networks.

For more about James Cooley and how you can support the show or become a guest visit www.CooleyFoundation.org.

It's Your Life with Dr. James JC Cooley a motivational speaker here to equip you to strive for greatness and overcome adversity. Life is a series of circles and cycles, phases, and stages. These are the experiences that teach you the lessons of life. You can either ignore them or EMBRACE them. Dr. Cooley offers motivation and inspiration for life's challenges.
Catch up on the podcast and listen to It's Your Life on The Answer in Dallas or San Diego, on Salem Radio Networks.
For more about James Cooley and how you can support the show or become a guest visit <a href="http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/">www.CooleyFoundation.org</a>.

It's Your Life Podcast

It's Your Life with Dr. James JC Cooley a motivational speaker here to equip you to strive for greatness and overcome adversity. Life is a series of circles and cycles, phases, and stages. These are the experiences that teach you the lessons of life. You can either ignore them or EMBRACE them. Dr. Cooley offers motivation and inspiration for life's challenges.
Catch up on the podcast and listen to It's Your Life on The Answer in Dallas or San Diego, on Salem Radio Networks.
For more about James Cooley and how you can support the show or become a guest visit <a href="http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/">www.CooleyFoundation.org</a>.

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