Dawn Mattern, MD, FAMSSM, a Family Practice/Sports Medicine specialist with Trinity Health, has been certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM).
Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that employs evidence-based therapies such as physical activity, nutrition, adequate sleep, and stress management to address chronic illness. To become certified, doctors must pass a board exam and demonstrate competency in the practice of lifestyle medicine.
Dr. Mattern is a longtime advocate of exercise and other healthy behaviors as a first-line approach to treating and preventing many chronic diseases.