“Thai Lifestyle Medicine and Wellbeing Association Strengthens Healthy Living Mission with Landmark MOUs, Partnering with 70 Organizations to Tackle Aging and NCD Challenges”
His Excellency Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pukbhasuk, Privy Councilor, presided over the signing ceremony of the second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of lifestyle medicine in the daily lives and professional practices of personnel and the public, with 49 partner organizations. He also opened the academic conference on “Aging Population and Declining Population: From Forecasting to Prevention,” organized by the Thai Lifestyle Medicine and Wellbeing Association (TLWA) in collaboration with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine, the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance, 21 original partner organizations, and new partner organizations, on February 21 and 22, 2025, at the Satharanasuk Building, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.
Lifestyle medicine is a health promotion and problem-solving approach based on lifestyles that are not conducive to good health. It emphasizes six key pillars: (1) eating whole food, plant-based foods, (2) engaging in regular physical activity, (3) getting adequate sleep for health restoration, (4) managing stress, (5) avoiding harmful substances that pose health risks, and (6) maintaining positive psychology and social connecteness. These pillars serve as basic guidelines for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension.
The Thai Lifestyle Medicine and Wellbeing Association aims to promote the practice of lifestyle medicine, support continuing education through collaboration with institutions both domestically and internationally, and disseminate knowledge about disease prevention through lifestyle medicine to the public. The association collaborates with the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine, with networks in 31 countries. The association signed the first academic collaboration agreement on the dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of lifestyle medicine with 21 organizations related to the six pillars of lifestyle medicine on July 8, 2024. A second agreement with 49 organizations was signed on February 21, 2025.
The association recognizes that Thailand is facing an increasing proportion of elderly people and health problems caused by NCDs resulting from lifestyle behaviors. Meanwhile, the population of newborns is rapidly decreasing, and the number of deaths annually surpasses the number of births. This trend is expected to impact the country and its citizens in various dimensions. Therefore, the association has consulted with experts and organizations to find solutions to these challenges, applying lifestyle medicine to address the issue. It aims to integrate medical knowledge and related sciences to help adjust health behaviors, ensuring sustainable quality of life. The association also plans to develop strategies for future adaptation to present to the relevant stakeholders. An academic forum has been organized to discuss these issues, which is expected to raise awareness and foster continuous collaboration to address these challenges and develop the future Thai population into high-quality citizens.
Logos of Organizations that Signed the MOU on February 21, 2025
The List of new partner organizations that signed MOU with TLWA on February 22, 2025:
- Department of Health Service Support, Ministry of Public Health
- United Nations Population Fund Thailand
- The Dental Council of Thailand
- The Medical Technology Council of Thailand
- The Congress of Parents and Teachers of Thailand
- Relief and Community Health Bureau, the Thai Red Cross Society
- Kasetsart University
- Khon Kaen University
- Chiang Mai University
- Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin
- Prince of Songkla University
- King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
- Meditation Studies Institute of the Supreme Patriarch (Ambara Mahathera), Mahamakut Buddhist University
- Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
- Transportation Institute, Chulalongkorn University
- Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
- Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University
- Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
- College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University
- Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University
- Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University
- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University
- Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University
- Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Burapha University
- National Institute for Child and Family Development, Mahidol University.
- Nation-Building Institute
- The Princess Prem (Ngarmchit) Purachatra Memorial Foundation, under Royal Patronage
- Tawanchai Foundation for Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Deformities
- Do D Foundation
- Willpower Institute Foundation
- Sathira-Dhammasathan Foundation
- One Love Foundation
- Spiritual Health Foundation
- The Federation of Thai Spa and Wellness Association
- The Association of Basic Education School Board of Thailand
- Federation of Oversea Chinese Traders Alumni of Thailand
- Thai Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Population and Community Development Association
- Thai Association for Clinical Sexology and Sexual Medicine
- Sleep Society of Thailand
- Thai Menopause Society
- Vocational Skill for the Blind Alumni Association
- Reproductive Health Association (Thai)
- Thai Media Fund
- BPK Hospital Group
- Vimut-Theptarin Hospital
- Samitivej Hospitals and BNH Hospital Group
- Bumrungrad Services Co.,Ltd.
- ICC International PLC.
The Thai Lifestyle Medicine and Wellbeing Association
Floor 1, Satharanasuk Wisit Building, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University,
420/1 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Tel. 093-584-0840, 080-989-7415; Website: TLWA.or.th
