Gaples Institute Nutrition and Lifestyle Education Employee Directory
EducationIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
Gaples Institute Nutrition and Lifestyle Education is a physician-led educational nonprofit focused on advancing nutrition education and practice in medicine. It develops interactive nutrition curricula for health professionals and free educational programs for the public, with a particular emphasis on active learning formats. Its professional course is notable for being adopted into the curricula of multiple medical schools and for involvement in peer-reviewed publications and reviews by nutrition scientists. The public programs range from a graphic-novel style nutrition course for young adults to broader learning resources that connect personal health with planetary health. Based in Deerfield, Illinois, the organization positions itself within the education sector by targeting both medical professionals and general audiences to improve nutrition knowledge and its application in healthcare and daily life. Recent developments include the launch of a graphic-novel nutrition course for young adults and a new learning tool for middle school through college-age learners, reflecting ongoing expansion of its educational offerings.