Janani Krishnaswami

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About Janani Krishnaswami

Licensed, triple-board certified M.D./ M.P.H. practicing prevention-oriented clinical medicine and primary care, with a focus on helping patients address root causes of disease *Expertise in caring for diverse populations, chronic disease management/prevention, medical education, community engagement, health equity, and emotional wellness *Experience as an educator and mentor *Experience developing, directing, and implementing lifestyle medicine services in diverse settings, focusing on quality, evidence, and outcomes *Pioneered "Community-Engaged Lifestyle Medicine", a health equity clinical training model centered on addressing health disparities in ethnically diverse populations * Board Certifications in Internal Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and Preventive Medicine Overall objectives:*Build capacity for healthy living using evidence-based strategies, focusing on health equity & cultural resiliency *Improve physician and provider wellness and resilience *Enhance quality of undergraduate and graduate public health / preventive medicine education *Contribute to public & preventive health care skills in the health care workforce Lifestyle factors - tobacco use, diet, and activity - are the leading "actual" causes of death, often with greater influence than genetics. My goal is to use a participatory approach to build health and wellness at the individual and population levels. I work to build systems that achieve the "quadruple aim", featuring empathy-driven, patient-centered lifestyle care, for healthier patients and providers. Specialties: Epidemiology, lifestyle medicine, medical education, population health, public health, mentorship, editorial skills, health care quality, technical/creative writing, health literacy, community-based participatory research, health advocacy, health disparities, chronic disease, global health, social determinants of disease, health care reform, preventive medicine, obesity, physical activity