Advancing the Future of
Preventive Medicine
We are researching innovative approaches to chronic disease prevention, lifestyle medicine, metabolic health, and sustainable health behavior change.
Evidence-Based Discovery
Great Lakes Preventive Medicine is currently conducting stakeholder interviews and exploratory research focused on improving long-term health outcomes through prevention and lifestyle-based interventions. Our work sits at the intersection of clinical inquiry and health systems design — bridging research, employer strategy, and behavior change to inform the next generation of preventive care.
Evidence-Based Approaches
Grounding every inquiry in peer-reviewed science and rigorous qualitative methods.
Chronic Disease Prevention
Investigating upstream strategies that reduce the long-term burden of metabolic disease.
Lifestyle Medicine
Exploring how nutrition, movement, sleep, and behavior shape clinical outcomes.
Health Systems Innovation
Mapping how care delivery, payment, and benefits design influence prevention at scale.
Employer Health Strategies
Studying how self-insured organizations approach metabolic health and GLP-1 utilization.
Core Domains
Our discovery work spans clinical, organizational, and individual dimensions of chronic disease prevention.
Obesity & Weight Management
Examining sustainable, multi-modal approaches to long-term weight reduction.
Diabetes Prevention & Reversal
Exploring behavior-led strategies for glycemic control and remission.
Metabolic Health
Studying systemic metabolic dysfunction and pathways to sustainable improvement.
Lifestyle Medicine
The role of nutrition, movement, and sleep as primary therapeutic levers.
GLP-1 Utilization & Long-Term Outcomes
Analyzing utilization patterns alongside intensive lifestyle support.
Employer Health Benefits
Investigating benefit design that supports prevention and metabolic care.
Health Behavior Change
Researching the psychological and environmental drivers of lasting habits.
Population Health
Considering how preventive protocols scale across diverse communities.
Who we are interviewing
We are currently conducting qualitative interviews with stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem to better understand emerging challenges and opportunities in chronic disease prevention and long-term health management.
Purpose
"To better understand emerging challenges and opportunities in chronic disease prevention and long-term health management through direct stakeholder inquiry."
Michigan Employer Health & Metabolic Health Landscape Report
A forthcoming report summarizing insights from interviews with employers, healthcare providers, and benefits leaders regarding obesity, metabolic health, GLP-1 utilization, and preventive care strategies.
- ●Insights on GLP-1 utilization and long-term outcomes
- ●Integration of lifestyle medicine in employer benefits
- ●Provider perspectives on long-term weight management
- ●Stakeholder views on preventive care strategy
Share your expertise
Participate in an interview, share your perspective, or learn about future pilot programs.