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TATAMY, Pa. - PennZone -- Kellyn hosted its fourth Lehigh Valley Lifestyle Medicine Symposium, "Changing the Game: Preventing and Reversing Chronic Disease," on May 2, bringing together educators, healthcare professionals, students and community leaders to learn about lifestyle medicine interventions. Held at Bethlehem Area School District's Northeast Middle School, the Symposium featured local and national speakers combining didactic presentations with hands-on experiential learning to provide a comprehensive exploration of how healthy behaviors and supportive community environments shape health and well-being.

"For too long, health care has focused primarily on treating disease after it develops," said Dr. Meagan Grega, co-founder and chief medical officer of Kellyn. "Lifestyle medicine allows us to move beyond disease management by nurturing optimal health while preventing, treating and reversing chronic disease. When we support healthy habits, strengthen communities and make the healthy choice the easy choice, we create the conditions for people to truly flourish."

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During the Lehigh Valley Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (https://youtu.be/-JSESZqmfjw), attendees had the opportunity to taste a variety of Kellyn recipes and experience firsthand how healthy food can be a delicious choice. Throughout the day, attendees participated in workshops that fostered connection, encouraged movement, modeled stress management practices, demonstrated techniques for regenerative home gardens and provided practical strategies to support restorative sleep.

Founded in 2007, Kellyn is a physician-led community-rooted nonprofit organization that helps people prevent and reverse chronic disease while supporting optimal health and wellbeing. Kellyn's Healthy Neighborhood Immersion Strategy connects community and healthcare through education, food access, culinary medicine, and group support to deliver the therapeutic dose needed for lasting lifestyle change.

The Lifestyle Medicine Symposium sponsors included Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem Area School District and the County of Northampton.

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"Healthy communities don't happen by accident; they are created when people come together around a shared vision," said Eric Ruth, chief executive officer and co-founder of Kellyn. "Our work is about connecting health care, food, schools and community partners so that healthy living becomes easier, more accessible and part of everyday life."

The Kellyn Foundation's 2027 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium is scheduled for March 13 at Bethlehem Area School District's Northeast Middle School.

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About Kellyn

Founded in 2007, Kellyn is a physician-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice. Kellyn's "Healthy Neighborhood Immersion Strategy" provides school-based healthy lifestyle and "Garden as a Classroom" education; affordable and convenient access to nutrient-dense produce and delicious plant-powered prepared meals via the Eat Real Food Mobile Market; engages participants in hands-on, plant-forward cooking classes in community settings; and offers intensive medically-based therapeutic lifestyle change interventions to employers and community groups.

Visit kellyn.org.